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1 Kings 18:1-16

1Afterוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961a longרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141of the drought,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980and presentהֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'EhH7200yourself toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,and I will sendוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306uponעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”

2So Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980to present himselfלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256.The famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was severeחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111,

3and Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב אֶל־'ach.'Av 'el-H256 H413summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the palaceהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (Now Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fearedהָיָ֥ה יָרֵ֛אha.Yah ya.Re'H1961 H3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,

4for whenוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348אֵ֖ת'etH853had slaughteredבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662had takenוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030and hidden themוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244,fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִישׁ֙'ishH376per caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,providing themוְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.LamH3557with foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5Then Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Obadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, “Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980throughout the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776toאֶל־'el-H413everyכָּל־kol-H3605springמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325andוְאֶ֖לve.'ElH413everyכָּל־kol-H3605valleyהַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158.Perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we will findנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682to keep the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and mulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421so that we will notוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808have to destroyנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.RitH3772any livestockמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.”

6So they dividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to exploreלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674.Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870by himselfלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980the otherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870by himselfלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

7Now as Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662wentוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961on his wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009met himלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122.When Obadiah recognized himוַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.ki.Re.huH5234,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָ֔יו'al- pa.NavH5921 H6440and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is itזֶ֖הzehH2088youהַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

8“It isIאָ֑נִי'A.niH589,”he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559your masterלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, ‘Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009!’”

9But Obadiah repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמֶ֣הmehH4100have I sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859are handing your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650over toנֹתֵ֧ןno.TenH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853בְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256to put me to deathלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

10As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחַ֣י׀chaiH2416,there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426noאִם־'im-H518nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467whereאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י שָׁם֙'a.do.Ni shamH113 H8033has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971someone to search for youלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245.When they saidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘He isnotאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369here,’he made that kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467אֶת־'et-H853or nationהַגּ֔וֹי כִּ֖יha.Goy kiH1471 H3588swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650thatוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808found youיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃yim.tza.'E.kahH4672.

11And nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859sayאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, ‘Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559your masterלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113thatElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009!’

12וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961I do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whereעַ֚ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Spiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068may carry you offיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375when Iאֲנִ֣י׀'a.NiH589leaveאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980youמֵאִתָּ֗ךְme.'i.TakhH854.Then when I goוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935andtellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256and he does notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find youיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672,he will kill meוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026.But I, your servantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,have fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from my youthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13Was it notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808reportedהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046to my lordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213when Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348אֵ֖ת'etH853slaughteredבַּהֲרֹ֣גba.ha.RogH2026the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?I hidוָאַחְבִּא֩va.'ach.Bi'H2244a hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967prophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,fiftyאִ֗ישׁ'IshH2572 H376menאִישׁ֙'ishH376per caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,and I provided themוָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖םva.'a.khal.ke.LemH3557with foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

14And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859sayאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, ‘Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559your lordלַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452is hereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009!’He will kill meוַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026!”

15Then Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635livesחַ֚יchaiH2416,beforeלְפָנָ֑יו כִּ֥יle.fa.Nav kiH6440 H3588whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I standעָמַ֖דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,I will present myselfאֵרָאֶ֥ה'e.ra.'EhH7200to Ahabאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

16So Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122informוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256, whoאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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