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1 Kings 18:25-26

25Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the prophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859are so numerousהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227,chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977for yourselvesoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259bullהַפָּ֤רha.ParH6499and prepareוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213it firstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223.Then callוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808lightתָשִֽׂימוּ׃ta.Si.muH7760the fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784.”

26And they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the bullהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them,preparedוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒vai.ya.'a.SuH6213it,and calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Baalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168from morningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704noonהַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,shoutingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “O Baalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,answer usעֲנֵ֔נוּ'a.Ne.nuH6030!”But there was noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369soundק֖וֹלKolH6963,and no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030as they leapedוַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּvay.fa.se.ChuH6452aroundעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

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