1 KINGS 19:3

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“And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.”

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1 Kings 19:3 Translation & Meaning

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And when he saw וַיַּ֗רְא To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) saw
that, (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
he arose, וַיָּ֙קָם֙ To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) arose
and went וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) and went
for אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to for
his life, נַפְשׁ֔וֹ Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) life
and came וַיָּבֹ֕א To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) came
to Beer-sheba, שֶׁ֖בַע Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine Beersheba
which אֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
belongeth (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
to Judah, לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory Judah
and left וַיַּנַּ֥ח To deposit; by implication, to allow to stay left
his servant נַעֲר֖וֹ (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) servant
there. שָֽׁם׃ There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence there

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  • 1  And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

  • 2  Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

  • 3  And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

  • 4  But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

  • 5  And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.




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