1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
And Ahab said vnto Obadiah, Goe into the land, vnto all fountaines of water, and vnto all brookes: peraduenture we may finde grasse to saue the horses and mules aliue, that we †leese not all the beasts.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. that we cut not off our selues from the beasts.
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- Jeremiah 14:5–6Rank 1 from verse 5
5Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
6And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
5Yea the hinde also calued in the field, and forsooke it, because there was no grasse.
6And the wilde asses did stand in the hie places, they snuffed vp the winde like dragons: their eyes did faile because there was no grasse.
- Habakkuk 3:17Rank 3 from verse 5
17¶ Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
17¶ †Although the fig tree shall not blossome, neither shall fruite bee in the vines: the labour of the Oliue shall faile, and the fields shal yeeld no meat, the flocke shall be cut off from the folde, and there shalbe no heard in the stalles:
22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
22Be not afraid, yee beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wildernesse doe spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine doe yeeld their strength.
- Psalms 104:14Rank 5 from verse 5
- Romans 8:20–22Rank 6 from verse 5
20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
20For the creature was made subiect to vanitie, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subiected the same in hope:
21Because the creature it selfe also shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious libertie of the children of God.
22For wee know that ‖the whole creation groaneth, and trauaileth in paine together vntill now.
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1 Kings 18:5
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.
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peradventure
Perhaps, possibly, it may be, or if it should happen.
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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.
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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.
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Large hoofed animals used for riding, drawing chariots, and war.
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Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. To be deprived of or fail to keep. 2. To fail to obtain. 3. To destroy or cause to perish.
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4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
4For it was so, when †Iezebel cut off the Prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah tooke an hundred Prophets, and hid them by fiftie in a caue, and fed them with bread and water.)
5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
5And Ahab said vnto Obadiah, Goe into the land, vnto all fountaines of water, and vnto all brookes: peraduenture we may finde grasse to saue the horses and mules aliue, that we †leese not all the beasts.
Selected passage6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
6So they diuided the land betweene them to passe throughout it: Ahab went one way by himselfe, and Obadiah went another way by himselfe.