King James Version
1 Kings 18:26-29
26And they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947the bullockהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499which was givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them, and they dressedוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒vai.ya.'a.SuH6213it,and calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Baalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168from morningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242even until noonהַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,O Baalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,hearעֲנֵ֔נוּ'a.Ne.nuH6030us. But there wasnoH369voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963,nor any that answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.And they leapedוַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּvay.fa.se.ChuH6452upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196which was madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
27And it came to pass at noonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedוַיְהַתֵּ֧לvay.ha.TelH2048them, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloudבְקוֹל־ גָּדוֹל֙ve.kol- ga.dOlH6963H1419: for he isa godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;either he is talkingשִׂ֧יחַSi.achH7879,or he is pursuingשִׂ֛יגsigH7873,or he is in a journeyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, orperadventureאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194he sleepethיָשֵׁ֥ןya.ShenH3463,and must be awakedוְיִקָֽץ׃ve.yi.KatzH3364.
28And they criedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121aloudבְּק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹלbe.Kol ga.DolH1419H6963,and cutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselves after their mannerכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941with knivesבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719and lancetsוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.ChimH7420,till the bloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushed outשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210upon them.
29And it came to pass, when middayהַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672was pastכַּעֲבֹ֣רka.'a.VorH5674,and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012until the timeof the offeringלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503, that there wasneither voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,nor any to answerעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,nor any that regardedקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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