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1 Kings 18:1-6

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.

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