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1 Kings 19:2-4

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.”

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