1 Kings 19:5 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 19:5

Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

KJV

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

An angel touched him - The friendly ministration of angels, common in the time of the patriarchs Gen 18:2-16; 19:1-22; Gen 28:12; Gen 32:1, Gen 32:24-29, and known also under the Judges Jdg 6:11-21; 13:3-20, was now extended to Elijah. Any other explanation of this passage does violence to the words. It is certainly not the intention of the writer to represent Elijah as relieved on this occasion by a human “messenger.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He needed not to complain of the unkindness of men when it was thus made up by the ministration of angels. Thus provided for, he had reason to think he had fared better than the prophets of the groves, that did eat at Jezebel's table. Wherever God's children are, as they are still upon their Father's ground, so they are still under their Father's eye and care.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙	vai.yish.Kav	and he lay down	H7901 →
וַיִּישַׁ֔ן	vai.yi.Shan	and he slept	H3462 →
תַּ֖חַת	Ta.chat	under	H8478 →
רֹ֣תֶם	Ro.tem	a broom plant	H7574 →
אֶחָ֑ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
וְהִנֵּֽה־	ve.hi.neh-	and there!	H2009 →
זֶ֤ה	zeh	this	H2088 →
מַלְאָךְ֙	mal.'oKh	an angel	H4397 →
נֹגֵ֣עַ	no.Ge.a'	[was] touching	H5060 →
בּ֔וֹ	bo	<in> him
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	to him
ק֥וּם	kum	arise	H6965 →
אֱכֽוֹל׃	'e.Khol	eat	H398 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:8
  The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Joshua 1:5
  No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:22
  Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Isaiah 41:17
  The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Through
Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
leads to
- Psalms 91:11
  For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Daniel 6:22
  My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O…
- Hebrews 1:14
  Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?