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1 Kings 17:11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread."
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As she was going to get it, he called, “And bring me, please, a piece of bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as she was going to fetch <i>it</i>, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And as she was going to get <i>it,</i> he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As she was going to get <i>it,</i> he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as she was going to get <i>it,</i> he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So she went to get <i>it</i>, and he called to her and said, “Please get me a piece of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As she went to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As she went to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As she left to get it, he asked, "Would you also please bring me a piece of bread?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As she was going to get it, he called to her again, "Please bring me a piece of bread too."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And as she was going to get it, he called out, "And please bring me some bread, too." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />While she was on her way to get the water, he called out to her, "Would you please also bring me a piece of bread while you're at it?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, ?Please bring me a piece of bread.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As she went to get it, he called out to her, "Please bring me a piece of bread."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And as she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And she goes to bring [it], and he calls to her and says, “Please bring a morsel of bread to me in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will go to take, and he will call to her and say, Take now to me a bit of bread in thy hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when she was going to fetch it he called after her, saying: Bring me also, I beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And as she was going to bring it, he called out after her, saying, “Bring me also, I beg you, a morsel of bread in your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She left to get it, and he called out after her, “Please bring along a crust of bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she went to bring to him and he called her and said to her: “Bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she went to fetch it; and Eliu cried after her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of the bread that is in thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/17-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6765" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">The Widow of Zarephath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">And as she was going</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qa·ḥaṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to get it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">he called</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">to her</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: liq·ḥî- (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6595.htm" title="6595: paṯ- (N-fsc) -- Fragment, bit, morsel. From pathath; a bit.">a piece</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">of bread.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏêḵ (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-26</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-42.htm">Matthew 10:42</a></span><br />And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35</a></span><br />Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. / Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. / Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-7.htm">John 4:7-10</a></span><br />When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) / “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-41</a></span><br />In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. / At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">2 Corinthians 8:2-5</a></span><br />In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. / For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, / they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Genesis 18:4-5</a></span><br />Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree. / And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14-19</a></span><br />Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. / When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes. / Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray you, a morsel of bread in your hand.</p><p class="hdg">as she was going</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">Genesis 24:18,19</a></b></br> And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-42.htm">Matthew 10:42</a></b></br> And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold <i>water</i> only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="hdg">a morsel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9</a></b></br> And his servant Zimri, captain of half <i>his</i> chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of <i>his</i> house in Tirzah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a></b></br> For it was <i>so</i>, 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.)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Genesis 18:5</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Bit</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-3.htm">Morsel</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-35.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">Small</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Bit</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-9.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/31-17.htm">Morsel</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-19.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-13.htm">Small</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">He is sent to the widow of Zarephath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">He raises the widow's son</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">The woman believes him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And as she was going to get it</b><br>This phrase occurs during a time of severe drought in Israel, which Elijah had prophesied as a judgment from God. The widow of Zarephath, a Gentile living in Phoenicia, is gathering sticks to prepare a final meal for herself and her son. Her willingness to go and fetch water for Elijah, a stranger, demonstrates hospitality and obedience, which were highly valued in ancient Near Eastern culture. This act of service foreshadows her faith and the miraculous provision that will follow.<p><b>he called to her and said</b><br>Elijah's calling to the widow signifies a divine appointment. Prophets often acted as God's messengers, and Elijah's interaction with the widow is a demonstration of God's concern for individuals, regardless of their nationality or status. This moment highlights the importance of listening to God's voice and being open to His guidance, even in unexpected circumstances.<p><b>“Please bring me a piece of bread.”</b><br>Elijah's request for bread is significant given the context of famine. Bread, a staple food, symbolizes sustenance and life. This request tests the widow's faith and willingness to trust in God's provision. The narrative parallels the provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16) and foreshadows Jesus' teaching on God providing for our needs (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>). Elijah's request also prefigures Christ, who is the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), offering spiritual sustenance to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who is central to this account. He is known for his faithfulness and obedience to God's commands, even in difficult circumstances.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/widow_of_zarephath.htm">Widow of Zarephath</a></b><br>A Gentile woman living in Zarephath, a town in Sidon. She is approached by Elijah during a time of severe drought and famine.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zarephath.htm">Zarephath</a></b><br>A town in the region of Sidon, outside of Israel. It is significant that God sends Elijah to a Gentile area, highlighting His concern for all people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/drought_and_famine.htm">Drought and Famine</a></b><br>The backdrop of this account is a severe drought and famine, which God had brought upon the land as a judgment against Israel's idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>This event is a demonstration of God's miraculous provision and faithfulness, both to Elijah and the widow.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The widow's willingness to serve Elijah, despite her dire circumstances, exemplifies faith in action. Believers are called to trust God and act in faith, even when resources seem scarce.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_care.htm">God's Sovereignty and Care</a></b><br>God's direction of Elijah to a Gentile widow in Zarephath underscores His sovereignty and care for all people, regardless of their background. This challenges believers to trust in God's plan and care for them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_leads_to_blessing.htm">Obedience Leads to Blessing</a></b><br>Elijah's obedience to God's command to go to Zarephath and the widow's obedience to provide for Elijah result in God's miraculous provision. Obedience to God's word is often a precursor to experiencing His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_generosity.htm">Hospitality and Generosity</a></b><br>The widow's hospitality, even in her poverty, is a powerful example of generosity. Believers are encouraged to be hospitable and generous, trusting that God will meet their needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The account illustrates the importance of depending on God for provision. In times of need, believers are reminded to rely on God's faithfulness rather than their own understanding or resources.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elijah_aid_the_widow_in_famine.htm">How did Elijah help the widow during the famine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_athaliah_miss_joash.htm">2 Kings 11:1: How could Athaliah have overlooked or failed to find Joash if she was determined to kill all royal heirs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_of_queen's_divine_wisdom.htm">In Luke 11:31, is there credible historical evidence affirming that the Queen of the South recognized a divine wisdom comparable to, or foreshadowing, that of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_17's_miracle_inconsistent.htm">Does the portrayal of supernatural sustenance and miracles in 1 Kings 17 contradict or create inconsistencies with other Old Testament accounts of God's provision?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - And as she was going to fetch it [The gift of water to the thirsty is always regarded as a sacred duty in the East. "Never yet during many years' residence in Syria and many a long day's travel, have I been refused a draught of water by a single individual of any sect or race. The Bedawy in the desert has shared with me the last drop in his waterskin" (Porter). It is clear that the water supply of Phoenicia had not entirely failed. "The fresh streams of Lebanon would retain their life giving power long after the scantier springs of Palestine had been dried up," Stanley] <span class="cmt_word">he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread</span> [The request for <span class="accented">food will</span> soon reveal to him whether this is the widow woman who is to sustain him] <span class="cmt_word">in thine hand.</span> [Bahr would understand here, "Give me a morsel of the bread which thou hast in thine hand" - <span class="accented">einen Bissen des Brodes das du besitzest -</span> and he has the LXX., <span class="greek">ψωμὸν ἄρτου τοῦ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου</span>, to support him. But it is fatal to this view <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> that the verb is <span class="hebrew">לִקְחִי</span> - the same as already used in the request for water (ver. 10), and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that there is no article before bread. "The bread in thine hand" would have been clear, but the words as they stand can only mean, "Bring me, together with the water <span class="accented">in the</span> vessel, a morsel of bread <span class="accented">in thine</span> hand." Besides, "in thy possession" would probably have been expressed by "under thine hand," as in <a href="/1_samuel/21-3.htm">1 Samuel 21:3, 4, 8</a>, though "in the hand" is found in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:13</a>; <a href="/ezra/7-25.htm">Ezra 7:25</a>, in a somewhat similar sense.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/17-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And as she was going</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to get [it],</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקַ֑חַת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qa·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bring</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽקְחִי־</span> <span class="translit">(liq·ḥî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a piece</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(paṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6595.htm">Strong's 6595: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fragment, bit, morsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bread.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֖חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/17-11.htm">1 Kings 17:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/17-11.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 17:11 As she was going to get it (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 17:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>