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But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I tell to say V-PIA-1S H3004 λέγω lego (leg'-o)
a truth, truth N-GFS H225 ἀληθείας aletheia (al-ay'-thi-a)
many much, many Adj-NFP H4183 πολλαὶ polus (pol-oos')
widows a widow N-NFP H5503 χῆραι chera (khay'-rah)
Israel Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land N-DMS H2474 Ισραήλ Israel (is-rah-ale')
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the days day N-DFP H2250 ἡμέραις hemera (hay-mer'-ah)
of Elias, Elijah, an Israelite prophet N-GMS H2243 Ἠλίου Helias (hay-lee'-as)
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when when Adv H3753 ὅτε hote (hot'-eh)
the heaven heaven N-NMS H3772 οὐρανὸς ouranos (oo-ran-os')
was shut up to shut V-AIP-3S H2808 ἐκλείσθη kleio (kli'-o)
three three Adj-ANP H5140 τρία treis (trice)
years a year N-ANP H2094 ἔτη etos (et'-os)
six six Adj-AMP H1803 ἑξ hex (hex)
months, a month N-AMP H3376 μῆνας men (mane)
when as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as Adv H5613 ὡς hos (hoce)
great great Adj-NMS H3173 μέγας megas (meg'-as)
famine hunger, famine N-NMS H3042 λιμὸς limos (lee-mos')
was to come into being, to happen, to become V-AIM-3S H1096 ἐγένετο ginomai (ghin'-om-ahee)
of on, upon Prep H1909 ἐπ’ epi (ep-ee')
all all, every Adj-AFS H3956 πᾶσαν pas (pas)
the land; the earth, land N-AFS H1093 γῆν ge (ghay)

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Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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King James Bible But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
Berean Bible But And in truth I tell you of a truth, say to you, there were many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, when there was a great famine was throughout upon all the land;
Hebrew Greek English But "But I tell say to you of a in truth, there were many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, Elijah, when the heaven sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine was throughout came over all the land;
New American Standard Bible 1995 But "But I tell say to you of a in truth, there were many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, Elijah, when the heaven sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine was throughout came over all the land;