New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 18:18-21

18He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have not troubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but you and your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004have, becauseyou have forsakenבַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ba.'a.za.ve.KhemH5800the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andyou have followedוַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יva.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971andgatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908to me allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atMountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760, togetherwith 450אַרְבַּ֧ע מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים'ar.Ba' me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH702 H3967 H2572prophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and 400אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת'ar.Ba' me.'otH702 H3967prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030ofthe Asherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842,who eatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398at Jezebel’sאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.”

20So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a messageamong allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and broughtH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908at Mountהַ֥רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ha.kar.MelH3760.

21Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452cameH5066nearH5066to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will youhesitateפֹּסְחִים֮po.se.ChimH6452betweenעַל־'al-H5921twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147opinionsH5589?Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יוle.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980 H310Him; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יוle.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980 H310him.” But the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971did not answerעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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