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OET (OET-RV) But she replied, “As your God Yahweh lives, I don’t have any bread at all—only a handful of flour in the jar, and a little bit of oil in the jug. See, I’m gathering a few bits of firewood so I can make a little bread for me and my son. After we’ve eaten that, then we’ll die.”
OET-LV And_she/it_said by_the_life of_YHWH god_of_your if there_is to_me food if/because (if) the_fullness_of a_palm_of flour in/on/at/with_jar and_a_little_of oil in/on/at/with_jug and_wow_I am_gathering two wood(s) and_go and_prepare_it to_me and_for_son_of_my and_eat_it and_die.
UHB וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אִם־יֶשׁ־לִ֣י מָע֔וֹג כִּ֣י אִם־מְלֹ֤א כַף־קֶ֨מַח֙ בַּכַּ֔ד וּמְעַט־שֶׁ֖מֶן בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת וְהִנְנִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵצִ֗ים וּבָ֨אתִי֙ וַעֲשִׂיתִ֨יהוּ֙ לִ֣י וְלִבְנִ֔י וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ ‡
(vattoʼmer ḩay-yhwh ʼₑloheykā ʼim-yesh-liy māˊōg kiy ʼim-məloʼ kaf-qemaḩ bakkad ūməˊaţ-shemen baʦʦapāḩat vəhinniy məqosheshet shənayim ˊēʦim ūⱱāʼtī vaˊₐsītiyhū liy vəliⱱəniy vaʼₐkalnuhū vāmātənū.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ, ζῇ Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, εἰ ἔστι μοι ἐγκρυφίας, ἀλλʼ ἢ ὅσον δρὰξ ἀλεύρου ἐν τῇ ὑδρίᾳ, καὶ ὀλίγον ἔλαιον ἐν τῷ καψάκῃ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ συλλέξω δύο ξυλάρια, καὶ εἰσελεύσομαι καὶ ποιήσω αὐτὸ ἐμαυτῇ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις μου, καὶ φαγόμεθα, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα.
(Kai eipen haʸ gunaʸ, zaʸ Kurios ho Theos sou, ei esti moi egkrufias, allʼ aʸ hoson drax aleurou en taʸ hudria, kai oligon elaion en tōi kapsakaʸ; kai idou egō sullexō duo xularia, kai eiseleusomai kai poiaʸsō auto emautaʸ kai tois teknois mou, kai fagometha, kai apothanoumetha. )
BrTr And the woman said, As the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die.
ULT And she said, “As Yahweh your God is alive, there is not for me a bread cake, but only a fullness of a palm of flour in the jar and a little bit of oil in the jug. And behold, I am gathering two wood pieces and I will enter and I make it for me and for my son. And we will eat it and will die.”
UST But she replied, “Your God knows that what I am telling you is true. I do not have even one piece of bread in my house. I have only a handful of flour in a jar, and a little olive oil in a jug. I was gathering a few sticks to use these to make a fire and cook one more meal, and then after my son and I eat that, we will die from hunger.”
BSB § 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.”
OEB 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.’
WEBBE She said, “As the LORD your God lives, I don’t have anything baked, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.”
LSV And she says, “Your God YHWH lives, I do not have a cake, but the fullness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it—and died.”
FBV She replied, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour is left in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a few of sticks so I can go and cook what's left for myself and my son so we can eat it, and then we'll die.”
T4T But she replied, “Your God knows that what I am telling you is true: I do not have even one piece of bread in my house. I have only a handful of flour in a jar, and a little olive oil in a jug. I was gathering a few sticks to use these to make a fire and cook one more meal, and then after my son and I eat that, we will die from hunger.”
LEB She said, “⌊As Yahweh your God lives⌋,[fn] surely I do not have a cake, ⌊but only a handful of flour⌋[fn] in the jar and a little olive oil in the jug. Here I am gathering a few pieces of wood, and I will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we might eat it and die.”
17:12 Literally “The life of Yahweh your God”
17:12 Literally “except that which fills a hand with flour”
BBE Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.
Moff No Moff 1KI book available
JPS And she said: 'As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'
ASV And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
DRA And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruse: behold I am gathering two sticks that I may go in and dress it, for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
YLT And she saith, 'Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it — and died.'
Drby And she said, As Jehovah thy [fn]God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
17.12 Elohim
RV And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
(And she said, As the LORD thy/your God liveth/lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal/flour in the barrel, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. )
SLT And she will say, Jehovah thy God lives, if there is to me a cake, but a handful of flour in a bucket, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold me gathering two woods, and I went to do it for me and for my son, and we shall eat and die.
Wbstr And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
KJB-1769 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
(And she said, As the LORD thy/your God liveth/lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal/flour in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. )
KJB-1611 And she said, As the LORD thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but an handfull of meale in a barrell, and a little oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two stickes, that I may goe in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and die.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps She sayde: As the Lorde thy God lyueth, I haue no bread redy, but euen an handful of meale in a barrel, & a litle oyle in a cruse: And beholde, I am gathering two stickes, for to go in and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.
(She said: As the Lord thy/your God liveth/lives, I have no bread ready, but even an handful of meal/flour in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: And behold, I am gathering two sticks, for to go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.)
Gnva And shee sayde, As the Lord thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but euen an handfull of meale in a barrel, and a litle oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering a fewe stickes for to go in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.
(And she said, As the Lord thy/your God liveth/lives, I have not a cake, but even an handful of meal/flour in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering a few sticks for to go in, and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. )
Cvdl She sayde: As truly as the LORDE yi God lyueth, I haue no bred, but an handfull of floure in a pitcher, & a curtesy oyle in a cruse: and beholde, I haue gathered vp one or two stickes, & wyll go and prepare it for me and my sonne, that we maye eate and dye.
(She said: As truly as the LORD ye/you_all God liveth/lives, I have no bred, but an handful of flour in a pitcher, and a curtesy oil in a cruse: and behold, I have gathered up one or two sticks, and will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat and die.)
Wycl And sche answeride, Thi Lord God lyueth, for Y haue no breed, no but as myche of mele in a pot, as a fist may take, and a litil of oile in a vessel; lo! Y gadere twei stickis, that Y entre, and make it to me, and to my sone, that we ete and die.
(And she answered, Thy/Your Lord God liveth/lives, for I have no breed, no but as much of meal/flour in a pot, as a fist may take, and a little of oil in a vessel; lo! I gather twain/two_or_both stickis, that I entre, and make it to me, and to my son, that we eat and die.)
Luth Sie sprach: So wahr der HErr, dein GOtt, lebet, ich habe nichts Gebackenes ohne eine Handvoll Mehls im Kad und ein wenig Öl im Kruge. Und siehe, ich habe ein Holz oder zwei aufgelesen und gehe hinein und will mir und meinem Sohn zurichten, daß wir essen und sterben.
(They/She spoke: So true the/of_the LORD, your(s) God, lives, I have nothing Gebackenes without a/one Handvoll flours in_the Kad and a few oil in_the Kruge. And see/look, I have a wood or two on/in/togelesen and go into/inside and will to_me and my son to/forichten, that we/us eat and die.)
ClVg Quæ respondit: Vivit Dominus Deus tuus, quia non habeo panem, nisi quantum pugillus capere potest farinæ in hydria, et paululum olei in lecytho: en colligo duo ligna ut ingrediar et faciam illum mihi et filio meo, ut comedamus, et moriamur.
(Which answered: Vivit Master God your, because not/no habeo bread/food, except quantum handful/fistful to_catch can farinæ in/into/on hydria, and a_little olei in/into/on lecytho: en neckgo two wood as let_me_enter and I_will_do him to_me and son mine, as comedamus, and moriamur. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1KI book available
17:12 by the Lord your God (literally as surely as the Lord your God lives): The wording reflects Elijah’s oath and pronouncement to Ahab (17:1). The Gentile woman’s oath does not necessarily claim that the Lord is her god, but it does affirm to Elijah that what she says is the truth.
As Yahweh your God lives
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said he/it_lived YHWH God_of,your if there_is to=me bread that/for/because/then/when if fullness_of hand_of flour in/on/at/with,jar and,a_little_of oil in/on/at/with,jug and=wow=I gathering a_couple_of sticks and,go and,prepare,it to=me and,for,son_of,my and,eat,it and,die )
This phrase is an oath to emphasize that what she will say is true.
only a handful of meal
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said he/it_lived YHWH God_of,your if there_is to=me bread that/for/because/then/when if fullness_of hand_of flour in/on/at/with,jar and,a_little_of oil in/on/at/with,jug and=wow=I gathering a_couple_of sticks and,go and,prepare,it to=me and,for,son_of,my and,eat,it and,die )
Alternate translation: “only a little bit of meal”
meal
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said he/it_lived YHWH God_of,your if there_is to=me bread that/for/because/then/when if fullness_of hand_of flour in/on/at/with,jar and,a_little_of oil in/on/at/with,jug and=wow=I gathering a_couple_of sticks and,go and,prepare,it to=me and,for,son_of,my and,eat,it and,die )
“flour.” This what is used to make bread.
See, I
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said he/it_lived YHWH God_of,your if there_is to=me bread that/for/because/then/when if fullness_of hand_of flour in/on/at/with,jar and,a_little_of oil in/on/at/with,jug and=wow=I gathering a_couple_of sticks and,go and,prepare,it to=me and,for,son_of,my and,eat,it and,die )
Alternate translation: “Let me tell you what I am doing: I”
Note 1 topic: translate-numbers
two sticks
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said he/it_lived YHWH God_of,your if there_is to=me bread that/for/because/then/when if fullness_of hand_of flour in/on/at/with,jar and,a_little_of oil in/on/at/with,jug and=wow=I gathering a_couple_of sticks and,go and,prepare,it to=me and,for,son_of,my and,eat,it and,die )
This may refer to two sticks or to only a few sticks.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
that we may eat it, and die
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said he/it_lived YHWH God_of,your if there_is to=me bread that/for/because/then/when if fullness_of hand_of flour in/on/at/with,jar and,a_little_of oil in/on/at/with,jug and=wow=I gathering a_couple_of sticks and,go and,prepare,it to=me and,for,son_of,my and,eat,it and,die )
It is implied that they will die because they do not have anymore food. Alternate translation: “that we may eat. Afterwards, we will starve to death”