Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 18:36-46

36וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961At the time ofבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the evening sacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030approachedוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the altar and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,let it be knownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֧ה'a.TahH859are Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and that Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589amYour servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650and have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsוּבִדְבָרְךָ֣u.ve.div.rei.khaH1697at Your commandהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

37Answer meעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068!Answer meעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030,so that thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971will knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,are Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and that Youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859have turnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437אֶת־'et-H853their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820back againאֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃'a.cho.ra.NitH322.”

38Then the fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398אֶת־'et-H853the sacrificeהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the dustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and it licked upלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the trenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.

39When allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saw thisוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200,they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307facedownעַל־ פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם'al- pe.nei.HemH5921 H6440and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Heה֣וּאhu'H1931is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430!The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Heה֥וּאhu'H1931is Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430!”

40Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452orderedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559them, “Seizeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610אֶת־'et-H853the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168!Do notאַל־'al-H408let a single oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.”So they seized themוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610,and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452brought them downוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158and slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

41And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahabלְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'AvH256, “Go upעֲלֵ֖ה'a.LehH5927,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398and drinkוּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.TehH8354,forכִּי־ki-H3588there is the soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of a heavyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995rainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.”

42So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256went upוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354.But Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452climbedעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the summitרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Carmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760,bent downוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his kneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290.

43“Goעֲלֵֽה־ נָא֙'a.leh- na'H5927 H4994and lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413his servantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288.So the servant wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927and lookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027,and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “There isnothing thereאֵ֣ין מְא֑וּמָה'ein me.'U.mahH369 H3972.”Sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471Elijah saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Go backשֻׁ֖בshuvH7725.”

44וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961On the seventh timeבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637the servantreportedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “There isהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009a cloudעָ֛ב'avH5645as smallקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996as a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709risingעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927from the seaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220.”And Elijah repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927and tellאֱמֹ֤ר אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559 H413Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256, ‘Prepareאֱסֹ֣ר'e.SorH631your chariotand go downוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381before the rainוְלֹ֥א הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ve.Lo' ha.Ga.shemH1653 H3808stops youיַעַצָרְכָ֖הya.'a.tza.re.KhahH6113.’”

45Meanwhileוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961 H5704 H3541,the skyוְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grew darkהִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙hit.ka.de.RuH6937with cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645and windוְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achH7307,and a heavyגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rainגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653began to fallוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961.So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256rode awayוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

46And the handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961uponאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and he tucked his cloakוַיְשַׁנֵּ֖סvay.sha.NesH8151into his beltמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256all the way toעַד־ בֹּאֲכָ֖ה'ad- bo.'a.KhahH5704 H935Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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