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1 Kings 17

Where Kent reads "Tishbe", the Masoretic Text reads "the sojourners".

17 Now Elijah the Tishbite of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, whom I serve, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except according to my word. . . .’

2 Then the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, 3 ‘Depart from here and turn eastward and hide thyself by the Brook Cherith, that is east of Jordan. 4 Then thou shalt drink out of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.’Where Kent reads "dwelt", the Masoretic Text has "went and dwelt". 5 So he went and obeyed the command of Jehovah and dwelt by the Brook Cherith that is east of Jordan.Where Kent reads "bread every morning and flesh every evening", the Masoretic Text reads "bread and flesh every morning, and bread and flesh every evening". 6 And the ravens brought him bread every morning and flesh every evening, and he used to drink out of the brook. 7 But after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, 9 ‘Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for thee.’ 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city a widow was there gathering sticks; and calling to her, he said, ‘Bring me, I pray, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.’ 11 And as she was going to bring it, he called after her, ‘Bring also, I pray, a bit of bread with you.’Where Kent reads "I have nothing but", the Masoretic Text reads, "I have no cake, but only". 12 And she replied, ‘As Jehovah your God liveth, I have nothing but a handful of meal in the jar and a little oil in the cruse; and now I am gathering a few sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and then die.’ 13 But Elijah said to her, ‘Fear not; go and do as you have said, but first make me from it a little cake, and then make for yourself and your son. 14 For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, “The jar of meal shall not be used up, neither shall the curse of oil become empty, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth.”’At the end of this verse, the Masoretic Text adds "some days". 15 And she went and did as Elijah directed. So she and he and her household had food to eat. 16 From that day the jar of meal was not used up, neither did the cruse of oil become empty, just as Jehovah had said by Elijah.

17 Now after this the son of the mistress of the house fell sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 Then she said to Elijah, ‘What have I to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to remind me of my sin by slaying my son!’ 19 And he said to her, ‘Give me your son.’ And he took him out of her bosom and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he was staying, and laid him upon his own bed. 20 And he cried to Jehovah, and said, ‘O Jehovah, my God, has thou also brought evil upon this widow, whose guest I am, by slaying her son?’ 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, ‘O Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child’s life come back to him again.’ 22 And Jehovah hearkened to the voice of Elijah; and the life of the child came back to him again, so that he revived. 23 Then Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, ‘See, your son lives!’ 24 And the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in your mouth is truth.’

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