וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אִם־יֶשׁ־לִ֣י מָע֔וֹג כִּ֣י אִם־מְלֹ֤א כַף־קֶ֙מַח֙ בַּכַּ֔ד וּמְעַט־שֶׁ֖מֶן בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת וְהִנְנִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵצִ֗ים וּבָ֙אתִי֙ וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙ לִ֣י וְלִבְנִ֔י וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃
Y ella respondió: Vive SEÑOR Dios tuyo, que no tengo pan cocido; que solamente un puñado de harina tengo en la tinaja, y un poco de aceite en una botija: y ahora cogía dos serojas, para entrarme y aderezarlo para mí y para mi hijo, y que lo comamos, y nos muramos.
Akeidat Yitzchak
In biblical reports of resurrection of the dead such as in the thirty seventh chapter of Ezekiel, or the reports of individuals being brought back to life by Elijah or Elisha (Kings I 17, and Kings II 4 ), we find that prayer was needed, and only G'd could restore life. This in spite of the fact that these same prophets performed other miracles without having to resort to prayer. The statement that "G'd saw it was good," appears only after the directive had been completed, i.e. after the creatures had become imbued with life in which G'd had been an active partner. (12) In describing the creation of "the great sea monster," the directive included the quantification of these creatures. On the one hand their nefesh chayah separate life force, on the other hand the extent to which they are part of the general water based species is mentioned. It would not be appropriate to use the expression " va-yehi cheyn," since these creatures had not been improved, but had only now come into existence. In this directive we observe the limitation of creative power supplied by G'd, which is equivalent to stating the "how much" in the power of production He had implanted in earth. When G'd extended the blessing enabling all living creatures to procreate, He supplied the "quantity factor," namely enough to ensure survival and perpetuation of each species, and enough food supply for them to be able to survive.