The Meaning of 1 Kings 18:9 Explained

1 Kings 18:9

KJV: And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

YLT: And he saith, 'What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab -- to put me to death?

Darby: And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to death?

ASV: And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said,  What have I sinned,  that thou wouldest deliver  thy servant  into the hand  of Ahab,  to slay  me? 

What does 1 Kings 18:9 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 18:1-15 - Behold, Elijah!
"The word of the Lord came" to Elijah on four successive occasions- 1 Kings 17:2; 1 Kings 17:8; 1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 19:9. God has many things to say to us, if we will only listen. His word may find us in very different places, and direct us to varied duties; but to live by it is to execute the perfect plan of life.
Obadiah was a good man, but weak. He did his best to shield the prophets and to keep the true light from becoming extinguished- 1 Kings 18:13. But court favor had corrupted him. He stood before Ahab, while Elijah stood before God. Our Lord said that soft raiment and the king's court go together, Luke 7:25; and in the enervating atmosphere of a palace, it is granted to very few to retain the spirit and power of Elijah or of the Baptist. Who would not rather be Elijah than Obadiah! Elijah dared confront Ahab as the troubler of Israel, while Obadiah daily feared for his own life. Elijah rooted up idolatry, while Obadiah endeavored only to check its excesses. Obadiah sought grass for the royal steeds, but Elijah's prayer brought the rain. Let us dare to stand for God, though we stand alone! [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 18

1  In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah
9  Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah
17  Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets
41  Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 18:9 mean?

So he said how have I sinned that you are delivering - your servant into the hand of Ahab to kill me
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה חָטָ֑אתִי כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֞ה נֹתֵ֧ן אֶֽת־ עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּיַד־ אַחְאָ֖ב לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר  So  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מֶ֣ה  how 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
חָטָ֑אתִי  have  I  sinned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: חָטָא 
Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
כִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נֹתֵ֧ן  are  delivering 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶֽת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עַבְדְּךָ֛  your  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
בְּיַד־  into  the  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
אַחְאָ֖ב  of  Ahab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְאָב 
Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי  to  kill  me 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.

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