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1 Kings 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?

KJV

Cumque venisset illuc, mansit in spelunca : et ecce sermo Domini ad eum, dixitque illi : Quid hic agis, Elia ?

Vulgate

Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἐκεῖ εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον καὶ κατέλυσεν ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ῥῆμα Κυρίου πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν Τί σὺ ἐνταῦθα, Ἠλειού;

LXX

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

ASV

וַ/יָּבֹא שָׁ֥ם אֶל הַ/מְּעָרָ֖ה וַ/יָּ֣לֶן שָׁ֑ם וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה דְבַר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔י/ו וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔/וֹ מַה לְּ/ךָ֥ פֹ֖ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
'lyhv
proper_noun · 70×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָלִ֣ין
ylyn
verb · 86×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מְּעָרָ֔ה
m'rh
noun · 40×
פֹּ֖ה
ph
adverb · 82×

Historic Christian voices

5 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 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.
  • 1Kgs 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
  • 1Kgs 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
  • Exod 33:21 — And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
  • Gen 3:9 — And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
  • Gen 16:8 — And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
  • Heb 11:38 — (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
  • Jer 2:18 — And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
  • Jonah 4:5 — So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
  • Prov 27:8 — As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.