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1 Kings 17

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

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    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBElijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
  2. 2
    KJVAnd the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
    WEBThen Yahweh’s word came to him, saying,
  3. 3
    KJVGet thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
    WEB“Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
  4. 4
    KJVAnd it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
    WEBYou shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
  5. 5
    KJVSo he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
    WEBSo he went and did according to Yahweh’s word, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
  6. 6
    KJVAnd the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
    WEBThe ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
  7. 7
    KJVAnd it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
    WEBAfter a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
  8. 8
    KJVAnd the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
    WEBYahweh’s word came to him, saying,
  9. 9
    KJVArise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
    WEB“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”
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    KJVSo he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
    WEBSo he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.”
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    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBAs she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
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    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBShe said, “As Yahweh 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.”
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    KJVAnd Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
    WEBElijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.
  14. 14
    KJVFor thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
    WEBFor Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘The jar of meal will not run out, and the jar of oil will not fail, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the earth.’”
  15. 15
    KJVAnd she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
    WEBShe went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate many days.
  16. 16
    KJVAnd the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
    WEBThe jar of meal didn’t run out and the jar of oil didn’t fail, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by Elijah.
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    KJVAnd it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
    WEBAfter these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
  18. 18
    KJVAnd she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
    WEBShe said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!”
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    KJVAnd he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
    WEBHe said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.
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    KJVAnd he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
    WEBHe cried to Yahweh and said, “Yahweh my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”
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    KJVAnd he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.
    WEBHe stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh and said, “Yahweh my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.”
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    KJVAnd the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
    WEBYahweh listened to the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
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    KJVAnd Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
    WEBElijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, “Behold, your son lives.”
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    KJVAnd the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
    WEBThe woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that Yahweh’s word in your mouth is truth.”
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
  • World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.