The Meaning of 1 Kings 17:6 Explained

1 Kings 17:6

KJV: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

YLT: and the ravens are bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and of the brook he drinketh.

Darby: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.

ASV: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the ravens  brought  him bread  and flesh  in the morning,  and bread  and flesh  in the evening;  and he drank  of the brook. 

What does 1 Kings 17:6 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 17:1-7 - Sin's Climax Summons Jehovah's Prophet
From the beginning of his reign Ahab set aside both the First and the Second Commandment. His marriage with Jezebel, the young and beautiful Sidonian princess, plunged him and his kingdom into yet deeper darkness. In addition to Jeroboam's calves, the worship of Baal, the sun-god, was shamelessly introduced, and his temple was served by hundreds of priests. The inspired artist does not hesitate to paint with Rembrandt colors, and the illustrious glory of Elijah shows clearly against the dark background. The darkest hour precedes the dawn; the keenest pain ushers in birth. First Ahab and Jezebel, then Elijah.
Gilead was far from court or temple-God trains His workers in His own school. The prophet's name-"Jehovah is my strength"-suggests where he abode and whence he derived his power. He stood before God for the uniting and the uplifting of a divided people. The drought was the result of prayer. Elijah felt that nothing less could arrest king and people, James 5:17. The man who stands before God is not afraid to stand before Ahab. Now and again God bids His servants hide themselves toward the sunrise, but in these periods of enforced seclusion He makes Himself responsible for their supplies. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 17

1  Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab,
3  is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him
8  He is sent to the widow of Zarephath
17  He raises the widow's son
24  The woman believes him

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 17:6 mean?

And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening and from the brook he drank
וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֨ים ל֜וֹ לֶ֤חֶם וּבָשָׂר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְלֶ֥חֶם וּבָשָׂ֖ר בָּעָ֑רֶב וּמִן־ הַנַּ֖חַל יִשְׁתֶּֽה

וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים  And  the  ravens 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֹרֵב  
Sense: raven.
מְבִיאִ֨ים  brought 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לֶ֤חֶם  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
וּבָשָׂר֙  and  meat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
בַּבֹּ֔קֶר  in  the  morning 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּקֶר 
Sense: morning, break of day.
וְלֶ֥חֶם  and  bread 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
וּבָשָׂ֖ר  and  meat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
בָּעָ֑רֶב  in  the  evening 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.
וּמִן־  and  from 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַנַּ֖חַל  the  brook 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחַל 
Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley.
יִשְׁתֶּֽה  he  drank 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.