New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 18:32-38

32So with the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68he builtוַיִּבְנֶ֧הvai.yiv.NehH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196inthe nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a trenchתְּעָלָ֗הte.'a.LahH8585aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,largeH1004enough to holdH1004twomeasuresסָאתַ֣יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233.

33Then he arrangedוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186the woodH6086and cutוַיְנַתַּח֙vay.na.TachH5408the oxהַפָּ֔רha.ParH6499in piecesH5408and laidוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760iton the woodH6086.

34And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Fillמִלְא֨וּmil.'UH4390fourאַרְבָּעָ֤ה'ar.ba.'AhH702pitchersכַדִּים֙kha.DimH3537with waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325and pourוְיִֽצְק֥וּve.yitz.KuH3332iton the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and on the woodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “DoH8138it a secondH8138timeH8138,”and they didH8138it a secondH8138timeH8138.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “DoH8027it a thirdשַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּsha.Le.shuH8027timeוַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃vay.sha.Le.shuH8027,”and they didH8027it a thirdH8027timeH8027.

35The waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325flowedוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and he alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571filledמִלֵּא־mi.le'-H4390the trenchהַתְּעָלָ֖הha.te.'a.LahH8585with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

36At the timeH3117of the offeringבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH5066nearH5066and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,todayH3117let it be knownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045thatYou are Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and that I am Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650andI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsוּבִדְבָרְךָ֣u.ve.div.rei.khaH1697at Your wordהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

37Answerעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,answerעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, that thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that You, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,are Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and thatYou have turnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backH322againH322.”

38Then thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the burntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086and the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68and the dustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083,and lickedלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897up the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was in the trenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.

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