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1 Kings 18:36-46

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.

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