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1 Kings 18:22-25

22Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I, evenI only, remainנוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068;but Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030arefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23Let them therefore giveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414us twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147bullocksפָּרִ֗יםpa.RimH6499;and let them chooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259bullockהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499for themselves, and cut it in piecesוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408,and layוְיָשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ve.ya.Si.muH7760iton woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and putיָשִׂ֑ימוּya.Si.muH7760no fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under:and I will dressאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה׀'e.'e.SehH6213the otherהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259bullockהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499,and layוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414iton woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and putאָשִֽׂים׃'a.SimH7760no fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under:

24And callוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121ye on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godsאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and I will callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that answerethיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030by fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,let him be Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,It is wellט֥וֹבTovH2896spokenהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

25And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the prophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977you oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259bullockהַפָּ֤רha.ParH6499for yourselves, and dressוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213itfirstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223; for ye aremanyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227;and callוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but putתָשִֽׂימוּ׃ta.Si.muH7760no fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under.

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