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1 Kings 17:1-6

1Now Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יha.tish.BiH8664,who was among the settlersמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453of Gileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,livesחַי־chai-H2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,before whomלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,there will beיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961neitherאִם־'im-H518dewטַ֣לtalH2919nor rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306in theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518atלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310my wordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697!”

2Then a revelationדְבַר־de.var-H1697from the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961toאֵלָ֥יו לֵאמֹֽר׃'e.Lav le.MorH413 H559Elijah:

3“Leaveלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980hereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088,turnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437eastwardקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,and hide yourselfוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641by the Brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747,east ofאֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'a.Sher 'al- pe.NeiH834 H5921 H6440the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

4Andוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961you are to drinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.TehH8354וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853from the brookמֵהַנַּ֣חַלme.ha.Na.chalH5158,and I have commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the ravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.VimH6158to feed youלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖le.khal.kel.KhaH3557thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

5So Elijah didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what the LORDוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ יְהוָ֑הvai.Ye.lekh Yah.wehH3068 H1980had told himכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697,and he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by the Brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747,east ofאֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'a.Sher 'al- pe.NeiH834 H5921 H6440the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6The ravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158would bringמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935himbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899and meatוּבָשָׂר֙u.va.SarH1320in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְלֶ֥חֶם וּבָשָׂ֖רba.Bo.ker ve.Le.chem u.va.SarH1242 H3899 H1320and eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153,and he would drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158.

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