New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 13:3-5

3Then he gaveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414asignמוֹפֵת֙mo.FetH4159the sameהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is thesignהַמּוֹפֵ֔תha.mo.FetH4159whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be splitH7167apartנִקְרָ֔עnik.Ra'H7167and theashesהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are on it shall be pouredוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְve.nish.PakhH8210out.’”

4Now when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the sayingדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he criedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121againstH5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196in BethelH1008,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֣ר׀le.MorH559, “Seizeתִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּtif.Su.huH8610him.” But his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he stretchedשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971out againstH5921him driedוַתִּיבַ֤שׁva.ti.VashH3001up, so that he couldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201not drawH7725it backלַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725to himself.

5The altarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196also was splitH7167apartנִקְרָ֔עnik.Ra'H7167and theashesהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880were pouredוַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְvai.yi.sha.FekhH8210out from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, according to thesignכַּמּוֹפֵ֗תka.mo.FetH4159whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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