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1 Kings 18:18-21

18“I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808troubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,” Elijahrepliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “butכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004have,for you have forsakenבַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ba.'a.za.ve.KhemH5800אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and have followedוַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יva.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258summonשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to meetקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413אֶת־'et-H853onאֶל־'el-H413Mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572prophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of Asherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842who eatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398at Jezebel’sאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.”

20So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and assembledוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908אֶת־'et-H853the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030onאֶל־'el-H413Mountהַ֥רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ha.kar.MelH3760.

21Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־'e.li.Ya.hu 'el-H452 H413approachedוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “How longעַד־ מָתַ֞י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859waverפֹּסְחִים֮po.se.ChimH6452betweenעַל־'al-H5921twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147opinionsהַסְּעִפִּים֒ha.se.'i.PimH5587?Ifאִם־'im-H518the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980Himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168is God,followלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980himאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310.”But the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answerעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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