And 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.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
And she goeth to bring it , and he calleth unto her and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.'
And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile