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1 Kings 17:5

So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

KJV

Abiit ergo, et fecit juxta verbum Domini : cumque abiisset, sedit in torrente Carith, qui est contra Jordanem.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐποίησεν Ἠλειοὺ κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τῷ χειμάρρῳ Χορρὰθ ἐπὶ προσώπου τοῦ Ἰορδάνου.

LXX

So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

ASV

וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂ כִּ/דְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יֵּ֗לֶךְ וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּ/נַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן

Hebrew

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In this verse

Places Brook Cherith

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יַּרְדֵּ֔ן
yrdn
proper_noun · 182×
כְּרִ֔ית
kryt
proper_noun · 2×
נַ֣חַל
nchl
noun · 140×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 19:9 — And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
  • John 15:14 — Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
  • Matt 16:24 — Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Prov 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.