New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 18:25-29

25So Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the prophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֤רha.ParH6499for yourselves and prepareוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213it firstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223for you are manyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227,and callוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but putתָשִֽׂימוּ׃ta.Si.muH7760noלֹ֥אlo'H3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it.”

26Then they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947the oxהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them and they preparedוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒vai.ya.'a.SuH6213it and calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Baalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168from morningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704noonהַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “O Baalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,answerעֲנֵ֔נוּ'a.Ne.nuH6030us.” But thereH369wasnoH369voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963and noH369oneH369answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030. And theyleapedוַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּvay.fa.se.ChuH6452aboutעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

27It cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961about at noonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedוַיְהַתֵּ֧לvay.ha.TelH2048them and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Callקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121out with a loudגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963,for he is a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;eitherH3588he is occupiedשִׂ֧יחַSi.achH7879or goneH5509asideH5509,or is on a journeyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,or perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194he is asleepיָשֵׁ֥ןya.ShenH3463and needs to be awakenedוְיִקָֽץ׃ve.yi.KatzH3364.”

28So they criedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963andcutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselves according to their customכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941with swordsבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719and lancesוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.ChimH7420untilעַד־'ad-H5704the bloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210out on them.

29When middayהַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672was pastכַּעֲבֹ֣רka.'a.VorH5674, theyravedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the time of the offeringלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503;but thereH369was noH369voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,noH369oneH369answeredעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,and noH369oneH369paidH7182attentionקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.

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