King James Version
1 Kings 19:5 in the King James Version says “And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.”
1 Kings 19:5 · KJV
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.
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. for himself: Heb. for his life
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
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. head: Heb. bolster
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And as he lay”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
“and slept”
H3462properly, to be slack or languid, i.e., (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“behold then an angel”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“touched”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
“unto him Arise”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
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