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1 Kings 18:18-21

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.

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