Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 18:4-11

4for whenוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348אֵ֖ת'etH853had slaughteredבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662had takenוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030and hidden themוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244,fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִישׁ֙'ishH376per caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,providing themוְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.LamH3557with foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5Then Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Obadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, “Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980throughout the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776toאֶל־'el-H413everyכָּל־kol-H3605springמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325andוְאֶ֖לve.'ElH413everyכָּל־kol-H3605valleyהַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158.Perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we will findנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682to keep the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and mulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421so that we will notוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808have to destroyנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.RitH3772any livestockמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.”

6So they dividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to exploreלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674.Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870by himselfלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980the otherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870by himselfלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

7Now as Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662wentוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961on his wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009met himלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122.When Obadiah recognized himוַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.ki.Re.huH5234,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָ֔יו'al- pa.NavH5921 H6440and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is itזֶ֖הzehH2088youהַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

8“It isIאָ֑נִי'A.niH589,”he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559your masterלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, ‘Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009!’”

9But Obadiah repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמֶ֣הmehH4100have I sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859are handing your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650over toנֹתֵ֧ןno.TenH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853בְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256to put me to deathלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

10As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחַ֣י׀chaiH2416,there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426noאִם־'im-H518nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467whereאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י שָׁם֙'a.do.Ni shamH113 H8033has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971someone to search for youלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245.When they saidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘He isnotאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369here,’he made that kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467אֶת־'et-H853or nationהַגּ֔וֹי כִּ֖יha.Goy kiH1471 H3588swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650thatוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808found youיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃yim.tza.'E.kahH4672.

11And nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859sayאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, ‘Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559your masterלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113thatElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009!’

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