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1 Kings 18:30-39

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.

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