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1 Kings 18:17-40

17AnditcametopasswhenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sawH7200Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,thatAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559tohim,Isitthou,thetroublerofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18AndhesaidH559,Ihavenottroubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butthouandthy father'shouseH1004,inthatyehaveforsakenthecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovah,andthou hastfollowedtheBaalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

19Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971,gatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908tomeallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,andtheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572,andtheprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030oftheAsherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967,whoeatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398atJezebel'stableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.

20SoAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sentH7971toallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908untomountCarmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ha.kar.MelH3760.

21ThenElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452drewH5066neartoallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andsaidH559,Howlongdoye haltbetweentwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147opinions?ifJehovahbeGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followhim;andifBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,followhim.Andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredhimnotawordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

22AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,I,onlyH905I,remainH3498aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovah;andBaal'sprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030arefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23Letthemthereforegiveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414ustwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147bullocks:andletthemchooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977oneH259bullockforthemselves,andcutוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408itinpieces,andputוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414itonthewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,andputH5414nofireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784;andIwillsacrificetheotherbullock,andputH5414itonthewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,andputH5414nofireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784.

24Andcallוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121yeonthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofyourgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andIwillcallאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121onthenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofJehovah;andthegodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatanswersbyfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,lethimbeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredandsaidH559,Thewordהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

25AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559totheprophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259bullockforyourselves,andsacrificeitfirstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223;foryearethemanyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227;andcallוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121onthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofyourgodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,butputH7760nofireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784.

26AndtheytookH3947thebullockwhichhadbeengivenH5414them,andsacrificedit,andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121onthenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofBaalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168frommorningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilnoonH6672,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,OBaalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,answerH6030us!ButtherewasnovoiceH6963,andnoneanswered.Andtheyleapedaboutthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thathadbeenmadeH6213.

27AnditcametopassatnoonH6672thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedthemandsaidH559,Cryaloud;forheisagodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;forheismeditating,orgoneaside,orheisonajourneyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870;perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194hesleeps,andwillawake.

28Andtheycriedaloud,andcutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselvesaftertheirmannerwithswordsבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719andspearsH7420,tillthebloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushedoutuponthem.

29AnditcametopassH5674whenmiddaywaspast,thattheyprophesiedH5012untilthe[time]oftheofferingהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503upoftheoblation;buttherewasneithervoiceH6963,noranythatansweredעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,noranyattentionקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.

30ThenElijahאֵלִיָּ֤הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559toallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,DrawH5066neartome.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971drewH5066neartohim.Andherepairedוַיְרַפֵּ֛אvay.ra.Pe'H7495thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahwhichwasbrokenH2040downהֶהָרֽוּס׃he.ha.RusH2040.

31AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947twelvestonesH68,accordingtothenumberכְּמִסְפַּ֖רke.mis.ParH4557ofthetribesH7626ofthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,towhomthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcamesayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeH1961thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034;

32andwiththestonesH68hebuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andmadeH6213atrenchroundH5439aboutthealtarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,ofthecapacityoftwomeasuresofseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233;

33andheputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thewoodהָֽעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086inorder,andcutוַיְנַתַּח֙vay.na.TachH5408thebullockinpieces,andlaiditonthewoodהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086.Andhesaid, Fill four pitcherswithwater,andpouritontheburnt-offering,andonthewoodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.

34AndhesaidH559,Doitthesecondtime.Andtheydiditthesecondtime.AndhesaidH559,Doitthethirdשַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּsha.Le.shuH8027time.Andtheydiditthethirdוַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃vay.sha.Le.shuH8027time.

35Andthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ranroundH5439aboutthealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196;andhefilledמִלֵּא־mi.le'-H4390thetrenchalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

36Anditcametopassat[thetimeof]theofferingהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503upoftheoblation,thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030drewH5066near,andsaidH559,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,letitbeH1961knownH3045thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthou artGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatIamthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,andthatIhavedoneallthesethingsH1697bythywordH1697.

37Answerעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me,Jehovah,answerעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me,thatthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthouJehovahartGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and[that] thou hastturnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backagain.

38Andthefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784ofJehovahfellH5307,andconsumedH398theburnt-offering,andthewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,andthestonesH68,andthedustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083,andlickedH3897upthewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatwasinthetrench.

39Andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawH7200[it],andtheyfellH5307ontheirfacesH6440andsaidH559,Jehovah,heisGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430!Jehovah,heisGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430!

40AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559tothem,SeizeH8610theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;letnotoneH376ofthemescapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422!AndtheyseizedH8610them;andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452broughtH3381themdownוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381tothetorrentofKishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,andslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819themthere.

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