Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 18:25-29
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.
27וַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961At noonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452began to tauntוַיְהַתֵּ֧לvay.ha.TelH2048them,sayingוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Shoutקִרְא֤וּ בְקוֹל־kir.'U ve.kol-H7121H6963louderגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he isה֔וּא כִּ֣יHu' kiH1931H3588a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430!Perhaps he is deep in thoughtשִׂ֧יחַ וְכִֽי־Si.ach ve.khi-H7879H3588,or occupiedשִׂ֛יגsigH7873וְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588,or on a journeyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194he isה֖וּאhu'H1931sleepingיָשֵׁ֥ןya.ShenH3463and must be awakenedוְיִקָֽץ׃ve.yi.KatzH3364!”
28So they shouted louderוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ בְּק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹלvai.yik.re.'U be.Kol ga.DolH7121H6963H1419and cutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselves with knivesבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719and lancesוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.ChimH7420,as was their customכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the bloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210over themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.
29וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Midday passedכַּעֲבֹ֣ר הַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִםka.'a.Vor ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH5674H6672,and they kept on ravingוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012untilעַ֖ד'adH5704theלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927timeof the evening sacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503.But there was noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369responseק֥וֹלKolH6963;noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369one answeredעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one paid attentionקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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