# to a cave there

"there" refers to Mount Horeb. A cave is an opening in a mountainside that leads to natural rooms.

# the word of Yahweh came to him and said to him, "What

"Yahweh gave a message to him. He said, 'What" or "Yahweh spoke this message to him: 'What" See 1 Kings 6:11.

# What are you doing here, Elijah?

"This is not where you should be, Elijah."