New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 18:21-24
21Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452cameH5066nearH5066to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970will youhesitateפֹּסְחִים֮po.se.ChimH6452betweenעַל־'al-H5921twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147opinionsH5589?Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יוle.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980H310Him; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יוle.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980H310him.” But the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971did not answerעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
22Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Ialoneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905am leftנוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,but Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030are450אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים'ar.ba'- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH702H3967H2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
23Now let them giveH5414us twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147oxenפָּרִ֗יםpa.RimH6499;and let them chooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499for themselves and cutוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408it up, and placeH7760it on the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,but putH7760noH3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it;and I will prepareאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה׀'e.'e.SehH6213the otherהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499and layH7760it on the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and I will not putH7760a fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it.
24Then you callוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and I will callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andthe Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834answersH6030by fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.”And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “That is a goodט֥וֹבTovH2896ideaהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.”
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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