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1 Kings 17:18

“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

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ASV

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son!

KJV

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand she saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452 →
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
לִּ֥יli[is] to me
וָלָ֖ךְva.Lakhand to <the> you
אִ֣ישׁ'ishO man ofH376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
בָּ֧אתָBa.tayou have comeH935 →
אֵלַ֛י'e.Laito meH413 →
לְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.Kirto bring to remembranceH2142 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.Niiniquity myH5771 →
וּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.Mitand to put to deathH4191 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנִֽי׃be.Nison myH1121 →

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2 Kings 4:16And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”John 11:21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”2 Peter 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.Luke 4:34“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”2 Kings 3:13Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”John 2:4“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.Numbers 5:15then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.1 Kings 20:28Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”Judges 13:6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.2 Samuel 16:10But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”Psalms 79:8Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.Genesis 42:21Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”John 8:9When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.Matthew 8:34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.Job 13:26For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.Genesis 50:15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”

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