1 Kings 17 · Verse 11

1 Kings 17:11

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
1 Kings 17:11, King James Version

1 Kings 17:11 in other translations

BSBAnd as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
WEBAs she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
ASVAnd as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
YLTAnd she goeth to bring it, and he calleth unto her and saith, ‘Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.'
DARBYAnd she went to fetch it, and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
BBEAnd when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.
WebsterAnd as she was going to bring it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

What does 1 Kings 17:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 17:8-16

8-16. the word of the Lord came to him--Zarephath, Sarepta, now Surafend, whither he was directed to go, was far away on the western coast of Palestine, about nine miles south of Sidon, and within the dominions of Jezebel's impious father, where the famine also prevailed. Meeting, at his entrance into the town, the very woman who was appointed by divine providence to support him, his faith was severely tested by…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16

Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and bless with his presence a city of Sidon, a Gentile city, and so becomes the first prophet of the Gentiles. Jezebel was Elijah's greatest enemy; yet, to show her how powerless was her malice, God will find a hiding-place for him even in her own country. The person…

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1 Kings 17:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980
לָקַ֑חַתla.Ka.chatto get [it]H3947
וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he called outH7121
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.hato herH413
וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
לִֽקְחִי\־lik.chi-getH3947
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
לִ֛יlifor me
פַּת\־pat-a piece ofH6595
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chembreadH3899
בְּיָדֵֽךְ\׃be.ya.Dekhin hand yourH3027

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Cross references for 1 Kings 17:11

  • Genesis 24:18-19

    And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

  • Hebrews 13:2

    Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

  • Genesis 18:5

    And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

  • 1 Kings 18:4

    For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  • Matthew 25:35-40

    For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? …

  • Matthew 10:42

    And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  • 1 Kings 17:9

    Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as she was going.
Ge 24:18,19; Mt 10:42; 25:35-40; Heb 13:2
a morsel.
9; 18:4; Ge 18:5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 17:10

    So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

  • 1 Kings 17:11

    And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

  • 1 Kings 17:12

    And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

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1 Kings 17:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y yendo ella para traérsela, él la volvió á llamar, y díjole: Ruégote que me traigas también un bocado de pan en tu mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elle s’en alla pour en prendre. Et il lui cria et dit: Prends-moi dans ta main, je te prie, un morceau de pain.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als sie hinging, um es zu holen, rief er ihr zu und sprach: Hole mir doch einen Bissen Brot in deiner Hand!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque illa pergeret ut afferret, clamavit post tergum ejus, dicens: Affer mihi, obsecro, et buccellam panis in manu tua.