1 Kings 18
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1 Kings 18:1-6

1וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961יָמִ֣יםya.MimdaysH3117רַבִּ֔יםra.BimmanyH7227וּדְבַר־u.de.var-and [the] word ofH9002H1697יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068הָיָה֙ha.Yahit cameH1961אֶל־'el-toH413אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452בַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.Nahin the yearH9003H8141הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.Shit<the> thirdH9009H7992לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559לֵ֚ךְlekhgoH1980הֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'Ehpresent yourselfH7200אֶל־'el-toH413אַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvAhabH256וְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.Nahso let me giveH9002H5414מָטָ֖רma.TarrainH4306עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH9009H127
2וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhand he wentH9001H1980אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452לְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otto present himselfH9005H7200אֶל־'el-toH413אַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvAhabH256וְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'Avand the famineH9002H9009H7458חָזָ֥קcha.Zak[was] severeH2389בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.Ronin SamariaH9003H8111
3וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH9001H7121אַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvAhabH256אֶל־'el-<to>H413עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huObadiahH5662אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834עַל־'al-[was] overH5921הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe householdH9009H1004וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huand ObadiahH9002H5662הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe wasH1961יָרֵ֛אya.Re'fearingH3373אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966
4וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.Ritwhen cut offH9003H3772אִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velJezebelH348אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853נְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'Ei[the] prophets ofH5030יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH9001H3947עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huObadiahH5662מֵאָ֣הme.'Ahone hundredH3967נְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImprophetsH5030וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'Emand he hid themH9001H2244H9038חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572אִישׁ֙'ishmanH376בַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.Rahin the caveH9003H4631וְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.Lamand he supplied themH9001H3557H9038לֶ֥חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899וָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimand waterH9002H4325
5וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvAhabH256אֶל־'el-toH413עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huObadiahH5662לֵ֤ךְlekhgoH1980בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzin the landH9003H776אֶל־'el-toH413כָּל־kol-allH3605מַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.Nei[the] springs ofH4599הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yim<the> waterH9009H4325וְאֶ֖לve.'Eland toH9002H413כָּל־kol-allH3605הַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.Limthe wadisH9009H5158אוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiperhapsH194נִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'we will findH4672חָצִ֗ירcha.TzirgrassH2682וּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.Yehso we may preserve aliveH9002H2421ס֣וּסsushorseH5483וָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redand muleH9002H6505וְל֥וֹאve.Lo'and notH9002H3808נַכְרִ֖יתnakh.Ritwe will cut offH3772מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.Mahany of the livestockH9006H9009H929
6וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.Kuand they dividedH9001H2505לָהֶ֛םla.Hemto themselvesH9005H9038אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH9009H776לַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-to passH9005H5674בָּ֑הּBahin itH9003H9034אַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvAhabH256הָלַ֨ךְha.Lakhhe wentH1980בְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhin a directionH9003H1870אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259לְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.Doto only himH9005H905H9033וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huand ObadiahH9002H5662הָלַ֥ךְha.Lakhhe wentH1980בְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-in a directionH9003H1870אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.Doto only himH9005H905H9033
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