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1 Kings 19:1-13

1And Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348all that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,and withal how he had slainהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026all the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2Then Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397unto Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,So let the godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to me,and moreיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254also, if I makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760not thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315as the lifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them by to morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about this timeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256.

3And when he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200that,he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Beer–shebaH884, which belongethto Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,and leftH3240his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288there.

4But he himself wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427under aאֶחָ֑ד'e.chatH259juniper treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574:and he requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592for himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315that he might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191;and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,It is enoughרַ֗בRavH7227;now, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,take awayקַ֣חkachH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315; for I amnot betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.

5And as he layוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901and sleptוַיִּישַׁ֔ןvai.yi.ShanH3462under aאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259juniper treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574,behold, then an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.

6And he lookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027, and, behold, there wasa cakeעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baken on the coalsרְצָפִ֖יםre.tza.FimH7529,and a cruseוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.And he did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and laid him downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068came againוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725the second timeשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145,and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398;because the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870istoo greatרַ֥בravH7227for thee.

8And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354,and wentH3212in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that meatהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915unto Horebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722the mountהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

9And he cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935thither unto a caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and lodgedוַיָּ֣לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885there; and, behold, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameto him, and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What doest thou here, Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

10And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,I have been veryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for the Lordלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:for the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have forsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800thy covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,thrown downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thine altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and slainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; and I, evenI only, am leftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they seekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,to take it awayלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go forthצֵ֣אtze'H3318,and standוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975upon the mountבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.And, behold, the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068passed byעֹבֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674,and a greatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419and strongוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307rentמְפָרֵק֩me.fa.RekH6561the mountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022,and brake in piecesוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665the rocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the windבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307:and afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the windהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307an earthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494; butthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wasnot in the earthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494:

12And afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the earthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494a fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784:and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784a stillדְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.MahH1827smallדַקָּֽה׃da.KahH1851voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963.

13And it was so,when Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,that he wrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874his faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in his mantleבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the entering inפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631. And, behold, there camea voiceק֔וֹלKolH6963unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What doest thou here, Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

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