KJV King James Version
And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
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1 Kings 19:6
And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
WEB World English Bible
He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.
ASV American Standard Version
And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he looketh attentively, and lo, at his bolster a cake baken on burning stones, and a dish of water, and he eateth, and drinketh, and turneth, and lieth down.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 19
3 And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers.
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.
6 And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise [and] eat; because the journey [is] too great for thee.
8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
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וַיַּבֵּ֕טH5027 · na.vatto lookוְהִנֵּ֧הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוH4763 · me.ra.a.shahheadעֻגַ֥תH5692 · ug.gahbunרְצָפִ֖יםH7529 · re.tsephcoalוְצַפַּ֣חַתH6835 · tsap.pa.chatjarמָ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוַיֹּ֣אכַלH398 · a.khalto eatוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּH8354 · sha.tahto drinkוַיָּ֖שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃H7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay down
Cross-references
Matthew 4:11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.1 Kings 17:6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.Mark 8:2-3I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:John 21:5Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.Psalm 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.John 21:9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.1 Kings 17:9-15Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.Matthew 6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
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