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1 Kings 19

1AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348allthatElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452haddone,andwithalhowhehadslainH2026alltheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2ThenJezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentH7971amessengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397untoElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Soletthegodsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dotome,andmorealso,ifImakeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760notthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315asthelifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315ofoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthembyto-morrowaboutthistimeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256.

3AndwhenH834hesawH7200that,hearoseH6965,andwentH935forhislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,andcameH935toBeer-sheba,whichbelongethtoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,andlefthisservantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288there.

4ButhehimselfwentH1980aday’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870intothewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,andcameH935andsatH3427downH3427underajuniper-tree:andherequestedforhimselfthathemightdieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,andsaidH559,Itisenoughרַ֗בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258,OJehovah,takeקַ֣חkachH3947awaymylifeH5315;forIamnotbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanmyfathersH1.

5AndhelayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901andsleptunderajuniper-tree;and,behold,anangelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him,andsaidH559untohim,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.

6Andhelookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027,and,behold,therewasathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763acakeעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692bakenonthecoals,andacruseofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.AndhedideatH398anddrinkH8354,andlaidוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901himdownH7901again.

7Andtheangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahcameagainthesecondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145,andtouchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him,andsaidH559,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398,becausethejourneyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870istoogreatרַ֥בravH7227forthee.

8AndhearoseH6965,anddideatH398anddrinkH8354,andwentinthestrengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581ofthatfoodfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915untoHorebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722themountofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

9AndhecameH935thither untoacaveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631,andlodgedthere;and,behold,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameH935tohim,andhesaidH559untohim,Whatdoest thouhereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

10AndhesaidH559,IhavebeenveryjealousH7065forJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveforsaken thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,throwndownהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thinealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,andslainH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030withtheswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719:andI,evenIonlyH905,amleftH3498;andtheyseekH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947itawayH3947.

11AndhesaidH559,Goצֵ֣אtze'H3318forthH3318,andstandוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975uponthemountbeforeJehovah.And,behold,JehovahpassedH5674by,andagreatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419andstrongוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307rentthemountainsH2022,andbrakeinpiecestherocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeJehovah;butJehovahwasnotinthewindבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307:andafterthewindהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307anearthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494;butJehovahwasnotintheearthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494:

12andaftertheearthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;butJehovahwasnotinthefireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784:andafterthefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784astillsmallvoiceH6963.

13AnditwasH1961so,whenElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardH8085it,thathewrappedhisfaceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440inhismantle,andwentH3318out,andstoodH5975intheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631.And,behold,therecameavoiceק֔וֹלKolH6963untohim,andsaidH559,Whatdoest thouhereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

14AndhesaidH559,IhavebeenveryjealousH7065forJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveforsaken thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,throwndownהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thinealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,andslainH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030withtheswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719;andI,evenIonlyH905,amleftH3498;andtheyseekH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947itawayH3947.

15AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,Goוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,returnH7725onthywayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870tothewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057ofDamascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834:andwhenthou comest, thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371tobekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overSyria;

16andJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886tobekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202ofAbel-meholahH65shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886tobeprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030inthy room.

17Anditshallcometopass,thathimthatescapethfromtheswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371shallJehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058slay;andhimthatescapethfromtheswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shallElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477slay.

18YetwillIleaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604mesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allthekneeswhichhavenotbowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766untoBaalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,andeverymouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310whichhathnotkissedH5401him.

19Sohedeparted thence,andfoundH4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202,whowasplowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790,withtwelveyokeofoxenbeforehim,andhewiththetwelfth:andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedH5674overuntohim,andcastH7993hismantleuponhim.

20AndheleftH5800theoxenH1241,andranH7323afterElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,andsaidH559,Letme,Ipraythee, kissmyfatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1andmymotherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517,andthenIwillfollowthee.AndhesaidH559untohim,GoH7725backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725again;forwhathaveIdonetothee?

21AndhereturnedH7725fromfollowinghim,andtookH3947theyokeofoxenH1241,andslewthem,andboiledH1310theirfleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320withtheinstrumentsH3627oftheoxenH1241,andgaveH5414untothepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,andtheydideatH398.ThenhearoseH6965,andwentH7725afterElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,andministereduntohim.

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