1 Kings 18:34

1 Kings 18:34

And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

a. ASV: And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.

b. YLT: And he saith, 'Do it a second time;' and they do it a second time; and he saith, 'Do it a third time;' and they do it a third time;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

d. Septuagint: And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Then he said, “Fill four jugs with water and pour them over the elevation-offering and over the wood.” He said, “Do it a second time!” and they did it a second time. He said, “Do it a third time!”and they did it a third time.

1. “And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time…”

a. [And he] said [Strong: 559 ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, ×expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.]

b. Do it the second time [Strong: 8138 shânâh, shaw-naw'; a primitive root; to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive):—do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.]

c. [And they] did it the second time [Strong: 8138 shânâh, shaw-naw'; a primitive root; to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive):—do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.]

2. “...And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.”

a. [And he] said [Strong: 559 ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, ×expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.]

b. Do it the third time [Strong: 8027 shâlash, shaw-lash'; a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble; but apparently used only as denominative from H7969, to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years):—do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).]

c. [And they] did it the third time  [Strong: 8027 shâlash, shaw-lash'; a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble; but apparently used only as denominative from H7969, to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years):—do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).]

1). We must remember that they were in the midst of a three and a half year drought

a). James 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.