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1 Kings 19:13

And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

KJV

Quod cum audisset Elias, operuit vultum suum pallio, et egressus stetit in ostio speluncæ. Et ecce vox ad eum dicens : Quid hic agis, Elia ? Et ille respondit :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσεν Ἠλειού, καὶ ἐπεκάλυψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ μηλωτῇ ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἔστη ὑπὸ σπὴλαιον· καὶ ἰδοὺ πρὸς αὐτὸν φωνὴ καὶ εἶπεν Τί σὺ ἐνταῦθα, Ἠλειού;

LXX

And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֣י כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַ/יָּ֤לֶט פָּנָי/ו֙ בְּ/אַדַּרְתּ֔/וֹ וַ/יֵּצֵ֕א וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הַ/מְּעָרָ֑ה וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה אֵלָי/ו֙ ק֔וֹל וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר מַה לְּ/ךָ֥ פֹ֖ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
'lyhv
proper_noun · 70×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
וֹ
v
noun · 12×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָּ֤לֶט
ylt
verb · 3×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מְּעָרָ֔ה
m'rh
noun · 40×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
פֶּ֖תַח
ptch
noun · 162×
פֹּ֖ה
ph
adverb · 82×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

3 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

  • 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?
  • 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?
  • 2Kgs 2:8 — And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
  • Exod 2:15 — Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
  • Exod 3:6 — Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
  • Matt 26:69 — Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.