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1 Kings 17:23

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

KJV

Tulitque Elias puerum, et deposuit eum de cœnaculo in inferiorem domum, et tradidit matri suæ, et ait illi : En vivit filius tuus.

Vulgate

καὶ κατήγαγεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑπερῴου εἰς τὸν οἶκον καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλειού Βλέπε, ζῇ ὁ υἱός σου.

LXX

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶת הַ/יֶּ֗לֶד וַ/יֹּרִדֵ֤/הוּ מִן הָ/עֲלִיָּה֙ הַ/בַּ֔יְתָ/ה וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/הוּ לְ/אִמּ֑/וֹ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רְאִ֖י חַ֥י בְּנֵֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
'lyhv
proper_noun · 70×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 20×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יְלָדִים֙
yldym
noun · 89×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2583After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.33 The sacrifice on Mount Carmel is a decisive test for the faith of the People of God. In response to Elijah's plea, "Answer me, O LORD, answer me," the Lord…

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 4:36 — And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
  • Acts 9:41 — And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
  • Exod 7:1 — And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
  • Luke 7:15 — And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.