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1 Kings 19:1-8

1Now Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213and howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had killedהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026אֶת־'et-H853כָּל־kol-H3605allכָּל־kol-H3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2So Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541, “May the godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430deal with meיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588by this timeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279I have not madeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760אֶֽת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315like the livesכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315ofאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259those you killed!”

3And Elijah was afraidוַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Yar' vai.Ya.komH7200 H6965and ranוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980forאֶל־'el-H413his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315.When he cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BeershebaH884אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,he leftוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117אֶֽת־'et-H853his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033,

4while he himselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֕אYom vai.ya.Vo'H3117 H935journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057.He sat downוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478aאֶחָ֑ד'e.chatH259broom treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574and prayedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853that heנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191. “I have had enoughרַ֗ב עַתָּ֤הRav 'a.TahH7227 H6258,LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559. “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595noלֹא־lo'-H3808betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.”

5Then he lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the broom treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574and fell asleepוַיִּישַׁ֔ן אֶחָ֑דvai.yi.Shan 'e.ChadH3462 H259.Suddenlyוְהִנֵּֽה־ זֶ֤הve.hi.neh- zehH2009 H2088an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060himand saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֥וּםkumH6965and eatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.”

6And he looked aroundוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027,and thereוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763was a cake of breadעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baked over hot coalsרְצָפִ֖יםre.tza.FimH7529,and a jarוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.So he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354and lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7A secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timethe angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him,sayingוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and eatאֱכֹ֑ל כִּ֛י'e.Khol kiH398 H3588,or the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870will be too muchרַ֥בravH7227for youמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480.”

8So he got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354.And strengthenedבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581by thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931foodהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396,he walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915until he reachedעַ֛ד'adH5704Horebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722,the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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