1 Kings 17:1

NETBible

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”

NIV ©

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word."

NASB ©

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

NLT ©

Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives––the God whom I worship and serve––there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I give the word!"

MSG ©

And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: "As surely as GOD lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought--not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise."

BBE ©

And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

NRSV ©

Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

NKJV ©

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, " As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word."


KJV
And Elijah
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the Tishbite
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[who was] of the inhabitants
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of Gilead
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said
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unto Ahab
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[As] the LORD
<03068>
God
<0430>
of Israel
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liveth
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before
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whom I stand
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there shall not be dew
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nor rain
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these years
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but according
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to my word
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{Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias}
NASB ©

Now Elijah
<452>
the Tishbite
<8664>
, who was of the settlers
<8453>
of Gilead
<1568>
, said
<559>
to Ahab
<256>
, "As the LORD
<3068>
, the God
<430>
of Israel
<3478>
lives
<2416>
, before
<6440>
whom
<834>
I stand
<5975>
, surely
<518>
there shall be neither
<518>
dew
<2919>
nor rain
<4306>
these
<428>
years
<8141>
, except
<3588>
<518> by my word
<1697>
."
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} hliou {N-PRI} o
<3588> 
T-NSM
profhthv
<4396> 
N-NSM
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
yesbithv {N-NSM} ek
<1537> 
PREP
yesbwn {N-PRI} thv
<3588> 
T-GSF
galaad {N-PRI} prov
<4314> 
PREP
acaab {N-PRI} zh
<2198> 
V-PAI-3S
kuriov
<2962> 
N-NSM
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
yeov
<2316> 
N-NSM
twn
<3588> 
T-GPF
dunamewn
<1411> 
N-GPF
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
yeov
<2316> 
N-NSM
israhl
<2474> 
N-PRI
w
<3739> 
R-DSM
paresthn
<3936> 
V-AAI-1S
enwpion
<1799> 
PREP
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
ei
<1487> 
CONJ
estai
<1510> 
V-FMI-3S
ta
<3588> 
T-APN
eth
<2094> 
N-APN
tauta
<3778> 
D-APN
drosov {N-NSF} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
uetov
<5205> 
N-NSM
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
ei
<1487> 
CONJ
mh
<3165> 
ADV
dia
<1223> 
PREP
stomatov
<4750> 
N-GSN
logou
<3056> 
N-GSM
mou
<1473> 
P-GS
NET [draft] ITL
Elijah
<0452>
the Tishbite
<08664>
, from Tishbe
<08453>
in Gilead
<01568>
, said
<0559>
to
<0413>
Ahab
<0256>
, “As certainly as the Lord
<03068>
God
<0430>
of Israel
<03478>
lives
<02416>
(whom
<0834>
I serve
<06440>

<05975>
), there will be
<01961>
no
<0518>
dew
<02919>
or rain
<04306>
in the years
<08141>
ahead unless
<0518>

<03588>
I give the command
<01697>

<06310>
.”
HEBREW
o
yrbd
<01697>
ypl
<06310>
Ma
<0518>
yk
<03588>
rjmw
<04306>
lj
<02919>
hlah
<0428>
Mynsh
<08141>
hyhy
<01961>
Ma
<0518>
wynpl
<06440>
ytdme
<05975>
rsa
<0834>
larvy
<03478>
yhla
<0430>
hwhy
<03068>
yx
<02416>
baxa
<0256>
la
<0413>
delg
<01568>
ybstm
<08453>
ybsth
<08664>
whyla
<0452>
rmayw (17:1)
<0559>

NETBible

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”

NET Notes

tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”