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1 Kings 19:1-13

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?

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