1 Kings 17:21 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 17:21

Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

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ASV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

KJV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 17:2 (373)

"He stretched himself on the child three times and cried out to the Lord, 'O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again.' " These words contain many symbols. [The Scripture] shows us immediately that through the invocation of the three names …

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He stretched himself upon the child three times - This action of Elijah is different from that of Elisha (marginal reference), and does not imply the use of any natural means for the restoration of suspended animation. It is nearly parallel to the “touch,” through which our Lord performed similar miracles Mat 9:25; Luk 7:14.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד	vai.yit.mo.Ded	and he stretched himself	H4058 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙	hai.Ye.led	the lad	H3206 →
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ	sha.Losh	three	H7969 →
פְּעָמִ֔ים	pe.'a.Mim	times	H6471 →
וַיִּקְרָ֥א	vai.yik.Ra'	and he called out	H7121 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	vai.yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהָ֔י	'e.lo.Hai	God my	H430 →
תָּ֥שָׁב	ta.sho	let it return	H7725 →
נָ֛א	na'	please	H4994 →
נֶֽפֶשׁ־	ne.fesh-	[the] life of	H5315 →
הַיֶּ֥לֶד	hai.Ye.led	the lad	H3206 →
הַזֶּ֖ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
עַל־	'al-	to	H5921 →
קִרְבּֽוֹ׃	kir.Bo	inward part[s] his	H7130 →

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Through
Acts 9:40
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
leads to
- Matthew 9:25
  After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
- Mark 5:40–42
  And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
- Luke 8:54
  But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
- 2 Kings 4:32–36
  When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.
Through
Acts 10:10
He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
leads to
- Acts 22:17
  Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
Through
Hebrews 11:19
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
leads to
- Romans 4:17–21
  As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead…
- Matthew 9:28
  After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
Through
Acts 20:10
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
leads to
- John 11:40
  Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

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