New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 18:1-6

1Now it happenedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961aftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980,showהֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'EhH7200yourself to Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, andI will sendוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”

2So Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980to showלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200himself to Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256.Now the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassevereחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (Now Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662fearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966;

4forwhen Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348destroyedבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030and hidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244them by fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, andprovidedוְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.LamH3557them with breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5Then Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Obadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, “Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980through the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776to allכָּל־kol-H3605the springsמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the valleysהַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158;perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we will findנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682and keepH2421the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and mulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421, and nothave to killנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.RitH3772someH4480of the cattleמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.”

6So they dividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776between them tosurveyלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674it; Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870by himselfלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870by himselfלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

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