1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
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ASV
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.
KJV
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
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Commentary
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה | vai.ya.'a.Leh | and he went up | H5927 → |
| אַחְאָ֖ב | 'ach.'Av | Ahab | H256 → |
| לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | le.'e.Khol | to eat | H398 → |
| וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת | ve.lish.Tot | and to drink | H8354 → |
| וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ | ve.'E.li.Ya.hu | and Elijah | H452 → |
| עָלָ֨ה | 'a.Lah | he went up | H5927 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| רֹ֤אשׁ | rosh | [the] top of | H7218 → |
| הַכַּרְמֶל֙ | ha.kar.Mel | <the> Carmel | H3760 → |
| וַיִּגְהַ֣ר | vai.yig.Har | and he crouched | H1457 → |
| אַ֔רְצָה | 'Ar.tzah | [the] ground towards | H776 → |
| וַיָּ֥שֶׂם | vai.Ya.sem | and he put | H7760 → |
| פָּנָ֖יו | pa.Nav | face his | H6440 → |
| בֵּ֥ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| בִּרְכָּֽיו׃ | be.ra.khov | knees his | H1290 → |
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