The Widow of Zarephath
1 Kings 17:15
In 11 translations
- BSB
- So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
- KJV
- And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.many…: or, a full year
- WEB
- She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate many days.
- ASV
- And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
- LSV
- And she goes, and does according to the word of Elijah, and she eats, she and he and her household [for many] days;
- YLT
- And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household — days;
- DBY
- And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.
- DRC
- She went and did according to the word of Elias: and he ate, and she, and her house: and from that day
- GNV
- So she went, and did as Eliiah sayd, and she did eate: so did he and her house for a certaine time.
- JPS
- And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
- LXXE
- And the woman went and did so, and did eat, she, and he, and her children.
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- Written (Ketiv): הוּא־ (“he”). Read aloud (Qere): הִֽיא־ (“she”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Written (Ketiv): וָהִיא (“and she”). Read aloud (Qere): וָה֛וּא (“and he”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads הִֽוא־; read aloud (Qere) reads הִֽיא־ (“she”).
- Leningrad Codex reads וָה֛יּא; read aloud (Qere) reads וָה֛וּא (“and he”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַתֹּ֧אכַל הוא־והיא וּבֵיתָ֖הּ יָמִֽים׃Read aloud as (qere): הִֽיא וָה֛וּא
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἡ γυνὴ, καὶ ἐποίησε, καὶ ἤσθιεν αὐτὴ καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
- Matthew 15:28“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
- Genesis 6:22So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- Mark 12:43Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
- Hebrews 11:7–8By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. By faith Abraham, when…
- 2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld;…
- Romans 4:19–20Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God,…
- Genesis 22:3So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
- John 11:40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- Genesis 12:4So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
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