King James Version

1 Kings 18:8

And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאָ֑נִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.לֵ֛ךְlekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…אֱמֹ֥רemorsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָladoneykhato lordאָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אֵלִיָּֽהוּeliyahvElijahאֵלִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Elijah”H452Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other IsraelitesElijah, Eliah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he answered him: 'It is I; go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here .

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to him, 'I [am]; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'

World English Bible

He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”

Darby Translation

And he said to him, I [am he]: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

Douay-Rheims

And he answered: I am. Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he answered him: 'It is I; go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Eliu said to him, I am : go, say to thy master, Behold, Eliu is here .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλιοὺ αὐτῷ, ἑγώ· πορεύου, λέγε τῷ κυρίῳ σου, ἰδοὺ Ἠλιού.