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1 Kings 18:7-14

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!’

12וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961I do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whereעַ֚ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Spiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068may carry you offיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375when Iאֲנִ֣י׀'a.NiH589leaveאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980youמֵאִתָּ֗ךְme.'i.TakhH854.Then when I goוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935andtellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256and he does notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find youיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672,he will kill meוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026.But I, your servantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,have fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from my youthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13Was it notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808reportedהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046to my lordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213when Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348אֵ֖ת'etH853slaughteredבַּהֲרֹ֣גba.ha.RogH2026the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?I hidוָאַחְבִּא֩va.'ach.Bi'H2244a hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967prophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,fiftyאִ֗ישׁ'IshH2572 H376menאִישׁ֙'ishH376per caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,and I provided themוָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖םva.'a.khal.ke.LemH3557with foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

14And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859sayאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, ‘Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559your lordלַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452is hereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009!’He will kill meוַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026!”

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