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1 Kings 18:37-40

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.

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