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1 Kings 18:1-16

1Anditcametopassaftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,thatthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Go, shew thyselftoAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256;andIwillsendrainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306uponthefaceH6440oftheearthH127.

2AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wenttoshewhimselftoAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256.Andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassevereחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3AndAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256calledH7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,whowasH1961thestewardofhishouseH1004(nowObadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662fearedJehovahgreatly;

4anditwasH1961so,whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348cutבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772offtheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJehovah,thatObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookH3947ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030,andhidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244thembyfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572inacaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,andmaintainedthemwithbreadH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325);

5andAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559toObadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, Gothroughthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,toallthefountainsofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325andtoallthetorrents,perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194wemayfindנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682tosavethehorsesס֣וּסsusH5483andthemulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421,sothatwemaynothavetodestroysomeof[our]beasts.

6AndtheydividedH2505thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776betweenthemtopassלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674throughit:Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentH1980oneH259wayH1870byhimself,andObadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentH1980anotherwayH1870byhimself.

7AndasObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662wasH1961onthewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452methim;andheknewhim,andfellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,andsaidH559,Isitindeedthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

8AndhesaidH559tohim,I[amhe]:go,sayH559tothylordH113,BeholdElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452!

9AndhesaidH559,WhathaveIsinnedH2398,thatthou givest thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,toputH5414metodeathלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

10AsJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430liveth,thereisnonationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471orkingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467whithermylordhasnotsentH7971toseekלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245thee;andwhentheysaidH559,Heisnot[here],hetookanoathH7650ofthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467ornationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471thattheyfoundH4672theenot.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thou sayest,Go,sayH559tothylordH113,BeholdElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452!

12AnditshallcomeH935topasswhenIamgoneוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935fromthee,thattheSpiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofJehovahshallcarryיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375thee whitherIknowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045not;andwhenIcomeH935andtellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256,andhecannotfindיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee,hewillkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me;andIthyservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650fearH3372Jehovahfrommyyouthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13WasitnottoldH5046mylordwhatIdidwhenH834Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348slewH2026theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofJehovah,howIhidH2244ahundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menH376ofJehovah'sprophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030byfiftyH2572inacaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,andmaintainedthemwithbreadH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325?

14Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thou sayest,Go,sayH559tothylordH113,BeholdElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452!andhewillkillוַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.

15AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559,AsJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635liveth,beforewhomIstandעָמַ֖דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,Iwillcertainlyshew myselftohimto-day.

16ThenObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662wenttomeetAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,andtoldH5046him.AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wenttomeetElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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