Verse List for 1 KI 17:1

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OET (OET-RV) One day the prophet Eliyah (Elijah) from the Tishbites in the Gilead region said to Ahav, “As Yisrael’s god Yahweh lives, the one who I serve, there won’t be any rain or even dew these next years unless I give the command.”

OET-LV and_ ʼĒliy^yāh _he/it _said the_Tishbiy one_of _the _resident _aliens _of Gilˊād to ʼAḩʼāⱱ by_the _life of_YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) whom I _stand before_him if it _will _be the_years the_these dew and_rain if/because (if) to_the _mouth _of my _message _of_my.

ULT Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Tishbites of Gilead, said to Ahab, “The life of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whose face I stand, if there will be dew or rain these years except by the mouth of my word.”

UST There was a man whose name was Elijah. He came from the city of Tishbe. He was one of the Tishbites who lived in the region of Gilead. One day he went to Samaria to speak with King Ahab. He told him, “Yahweh is the God whom we Israelites should worship, and he is the God whom I obey. I swear by Yahweh there will be no dew or rain for the next several years unless I say so.”

BSB & MSB Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead,[fn] said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”

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CSB Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ”

NLT Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”

NIV Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

CEV Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, "I'm a servant of the living LORD, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground."

ESV Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

NASB Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

LSB Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

WEBBE & WMBB Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”

MSG And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise.”

NET Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”

LSV And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, says to Ahab, “YHWH, God of Israel, lives, before whom I have stood, there is not dew and rain these years, except according to my word.”

FBV Elijah the Tishbite (from Tishbe in Gilead), told Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, the one I serve, in the years to come there will not be any dew or rain unless I say so!”

T4T Elijah was a prophet who lived in Tishbe town in the Gilead region. One day he went to King Ahab and said to him, “Yahweh is the God whom we Israelis worship and the God whom I worship and serve. Just as certainly as Yahweh lives, there will be no dew or rain for the next few years, if I do not command rain to fall!”

LEB Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “_⌊As Yahweh lives_⌋,[fn] the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years _⌊except by my command_⌋.”[fn]

NRSV Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

NKJV And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”

NAB Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.”

BBE And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

Moff No Moff 1 KI book available

JPS And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'

ASV And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

DRA And Elias the Thesbite of the inhabitants of Galaad said to Achab: As the Lord liveth the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.

YLT And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

Drby And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the [fn]God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.

RV And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
(And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth/lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.)

SLT And Elijah the Tishbite from the Tishbites of Gilead, will say to Ahab, Jehovah the God of Israel lives whom I stood before him if there shall be dew and rain but according to the mouth of my word.

Wbstr And Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

KJB-1769 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.[fn]
(And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth/lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And [fn]Eliiah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said vnto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liueth, before whome I stand, there shall not be deaw nor raine these yeres, but according to my word.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And Elias ye Thesbite, which was of the inhabiters of Gilead, sayde vnto Ahab: As the Lorde God of Israel lyueth, before whom I stande, there shalbe neither deawe nor rayne these yeres, but according to my worde.
(And Elias/Elijah ye/you_all Thesbite, which was of the inhabiters of Gilead, said unto Ahab: As the Lord God of Israel liveth/lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.)

Gnva And Eliiah the Tishbite one of the inhabitats of Gilead sayde vnto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liueth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dewe nor rayne these yeeres, but according to my worde.
(And Eliyah the Tishbite one of the inhabitats of Gilead said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth/lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.)

Cvdl And Elias ye The?bite one of the inhabiters of Gilead, saide vnto Achab: As truly as the LORDE God of Israel lyueth, whose seruaunt I am, there shal nether rayne ner dew come this yeare, excepte I speake it.
(And Elias/Elijah ye/you_all The?bite one of the inhabiters of Gilead, said unto Achab: As truly as the LORD God of Israel liveth/lives, whose servant I am, there shall neither rain nor dew come this year, except I speak it.)

Wycl And Elie `of Thesbi, of the dwelleris of Galaad, seide to Achab, The Lord God of Israel lyueth, in whos siyt Y stonde, deeu and reyn schal not be in these yeeris, no but bi the wordis of my mouth.
(And Elye/Elijah of Thesbi, of the dwellers of Galaad, said to Achab, The Lord God of Israel liveth/lives, in whose sight I stand, deeu and rain shall not be in these years, no but by the words of my mouth.)

Luth Und es sprach Elia, der Thisbiter, aus den Bürgern Gileads, zu Ahab: So wahr der HErr, der GOtt Israels, lebet, vor dem ich stehe, es soll diese Jahre weder Tau noch Regen kommen, ich sage es denn.
(And it spoke Elia, the/of_the Thisbiter, out_of the citizens Gileads, to/for Ahab: So true the/of_the LORD, the/of_the God Israel’s, lives, before/in_front_of to_him I stand, it should this/these years neither dew still rain(n) coming, I said it because/than.)

ClVg Et dixit Elias Thesbites de habitatoribus Galaad ad Achab: Vivit Dominus Deus Israël, in cujus conspectu sto, si erit annis his ros et pluvia, nisi juxta oris mei verba.[fn]
(And he/she_said Elias Thesbites from/about to_the_inhabitants Galaad to Achab: He_lives Master God Israel, in/into/on whose in_sight sto, when/but_if will_be of_the_years his dew and rain, except next_to mouth my/mine words.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַ⁠תִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִ⁠תֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮ אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ חַי־יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְ⁠פָנָ֔י⁠ו אִם־יִהְיֶ֛ה הַ⁠שָּׁנִ֥ים הָ⁠אֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּ⁠מָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם־לְ⁠פִ֥י דְבָרִֽ⁠י׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλιοὺ ὁ προφήτης Θεσβίτης ὁ ἐκ Θεσβῶν τῆς Γαλαὰδ πρὸς Ἀχαὰβ, ζῇ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ, ᾧ παρέστην ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, εἰ ἔσται τὰ ἔτη ταῦτα δρόσος καὶ ὑετὸς, ὅτι εἰ μὴ διὰ στόματος λόγου μου.

BrTr And Eliu the prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbæ of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, [fn]there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the [fn]word of my mouth.

Verse List for 1 KI 17:1

Verse List for 1 KI 17:1