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1 Kings 18

1Anditcametopassaftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,thatthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Go,showH7200thyself untoAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256;andIwillsendrainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306upontheearthH127.

2AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wenttoshowH7200himselfuntoAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256.Andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassoreinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3AndAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256calledH7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,whowasH1961overthehouseholdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (NowObadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662fearedJehovahgreatly:

4foritwasH1961so,whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348cutבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772offtheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJehovah,thatObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookH3947ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030,andhidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244thembyfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572inacaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,andfedthemwithbreadH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559untoObadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, Gothroughthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, untoallthefountainsofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,anduntoallthebrooks: peradventurewemayfindנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682andsavethehorsesס֣וּסsusH5483andmulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421,thatwelosenotallthebeasts.

6SotheydividedH2505thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776betweenthemtopassלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674throughoutit:Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentH1980oneH259wayH1870byhimself,andObadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentH1980anotherwayH1870byhimself.

7AndasObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662wasH1961inthewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452methim:andheknewhim,andfellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,andsaidH559,Isitthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

8Andheansweredhim,ItisI:go,tellthylordH113,Behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452ishereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009.

9AndhesaidH559, WhereinhaveIsinnedH2398,thatthou wouldestdeliverthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,toslayme?

10AsJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430liveth,thereisnonationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471orkingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467, whithermylordhathnotsentH7971toseekלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245thee:andwhentheysaidH559,Heisnothere,hetookanoathH7650ofthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467andnationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471,thattheyfoundH4672theenot.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thou sayest,Go,tellthylordH113,Behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452ishereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009.

12AnditwillcomeH935topass,assoonasIamgoneוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935fromthee,thattheSpiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofJehovahwillcarryיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375thee whitherIknowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045not;andsowhenIcomeH935andtellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256,andhecannotfindיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee,hewillslayH2026me:butIthyservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650fearH3372Jehovahfrommyyouthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13WasitnottoldH5046mylordwhatIdidwhenH834Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348slewH2026theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJehovah,howIhidH2244ahundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menH376ofJehovah’sprophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030byfiftyH2572inacaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,andfedthemwithbreadH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325?

14Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thou sayest,Go,tellthylordH113,Behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452ishereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009;andhewillslayH2026me.

15AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559,AsJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635liveth,beforewhomIstandעָמַ֖דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,IwillsurelyshowH7200myself untohimto-day.

16SoObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662wenttomeetAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,andtoldH5046him;andAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wenttomeetElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17Anditcametopass,whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sawH7200Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,thatAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559untohim,Isitthou, thoutroublerofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18Andheanswered,Ihavenottroubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;butthou,andthyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseH1004,inthatyehaveforsakenthecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovah,andthou hastfollowedtheBaalim.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971,andgatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908tomeallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478untomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,andtheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572,andtheprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030oftheAsherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967,thateatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398atJezebel’stableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.

20SoAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sentH7971untoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908untomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ha.kar.MelH3760.

21AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452camenearuntoallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andsaidH559,Howlonggoye limpingbetweenthetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147sides?ifJehovahbeGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followhim;butifBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,thenfollowhim.Andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredhimnotawordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

22ThensaidH559Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,I, evenIonlyH905,amleftH3498aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovah;butBaal’sprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030arefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23Letthemthereforegiveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414ustwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147bullocks;andletthemchooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977oneH259bullockforthemselves,andcutוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408itinpieces,andlayitonthewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,andputוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414nofireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under;andIwilldresstheotherbullock,andlayitonthewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,andputH5414nofireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under.

24Andcallוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121yeonthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofyourgodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andIwillcallאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121onthenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofJehovah;andtheGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatanswerethbyfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,lethimbeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredandsaidH559,Itiswellspoken.

25AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untotheprophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977youoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259bullockforyourselves,anddressitfirstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223;foryearemanyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227;andcallוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121onthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofyourgodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,butputH7760nofireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under.

26AndtheytookH3947thebullockwhichwasgivenH5414them,andtheydressedit,andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121onthenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofBaalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168frommorningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242evenuntilnoonH6672,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,OBaalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,hearus.ButtherewasnovoiceH6963,noranythatanswered.Andtheyleapedaboutthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichwasmadeH6213.

27AnditcametopassatnoonH6672,thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedthem,andsaidH559,Cryaloud;forheisagodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:eitherheismusing,orheisgoneaside,orheisonajourneyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,orperadventurehesleepethandmustbeH1961awaked.

28Andtheycriedaloud,andcutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselvesaftertheirmannerwithknivesandlances,tillthebloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushedoutuponthem.

29Anditwasso,whenmiddaywaspast,thattheyprophesiedH5012untilthetimeoftheofferingהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503oftheevening oblation;buttherewasneithervoiceH6963,noranytoanswerעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,noranythatregarded.

30AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֤הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Comenearuntome;andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971camenearuntohim.Andherepairedוַיְרַפֵּ֛אvay.ra.Pe'H7495thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahthatwasthrowndownהֶהָרֽוּס׃he.ha.RusH2040.

31AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947twelvestonesH68,accordingtothenumberכְּמִסְפַּ֖רke.mis.ParH4557ofthetribesH7626ofthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, untowhomthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcame,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeH1961thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

32AndwiththestonesH68hebuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah;andhemadeH6213atrenchaboutthealtarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,asgreataswouldcontaintwomeasuresofseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233.

33Andheputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thewoodהָֽעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086inorder,andcutוַיְנַתַּח֙vay.na.TachH5408thebullockinpieces,andlaiditonthewoodהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086.Andhesaid, Fill four jarswithwater,andpouritontheburnt-offering,andonthewoodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.

34AndhesaidH559,Doitthesecondtime;andtheydiditthesecondtime.AndhesaidH559,Doitthethirdשַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּsha.Le.shuH8027time;andtheydiditthethirdוַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃vay.sha.Le.shuH8027time.

35Andthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ranroundH5439aboutthealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196;andhefilledמִלֵּא־mi.le'-H4390thetrenchalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

36Anditcametopassatthetimeoftheofferingהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503oftheevening oblation,thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030camenear,andsaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,ofIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,andofIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,letitbeH1961knownH3045thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthou artGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatIamthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,andthatIhavedoneallthesethingsH1697atthywordH1697.

37Hearme,OJehovah, hearme,thatthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthou,Jehovah, artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andthatthou hastturnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backagain.

38Thenthefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784ofJehovahfellH5307,andconsumedH398theburnt-offering,andthewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,andthestonesH68,andthedustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083,andlickedH3897upthewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatwasinthetrench.

39Andwhenallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawH7200it,theyfellH5307ontheirfacesH6440:andtheysaidH559,Jehovah,heisGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;Jehovah,heisGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

40AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untothem,Taketheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;letnotoneH376ofthemescapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.Andtheytookthem;andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452broughtH3381themdownוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381tothebrookKishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,andslewthemthere.

41AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untoAhabלְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'AvH256,Gettheeup,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.TehH8354;forthereisthesoundק֖וֹלKolH6963ofabundanceH1995ofrainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.

42SoAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentH5927uptoeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354.AndElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452wentH5927uptothetopרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760;andhebowedhimselfdownupontheearthH776,andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440betweenhisknees.

43AndhesaidH559tohisservantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288,GoH5927upnow,lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardtheseaיָ֔םYamH3220.AndhewentH5927up,andlookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027,andsaidH559,ThereisnothingH369.AndhesaidH559,GoH5927againsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471.

44Anditcametopassattheseventhבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637time,thathesaidH559,Behold,therearisethacloudעָ֛ב'avH5645outoftheseaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220,assmallקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996asaman’sH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709.AndhesaidH559,GoH5927up,sayH559untoAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256,Makereadythy chariot,andgettheedownוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381,thattherainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653stoptheenot.

45Anditcametopassinalittlewhile,thattheheavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grewblackwithcloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645andwindוְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achH7307,andtherewasH1961agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rainגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653.AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392,andwenttoJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157:

46andthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961onElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452;andhegirdeduphisloinsמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975,andranH7323beforeAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256totheentranceofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18

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