New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 18:36-46
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.
39When allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.”
40Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, “Seizeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;do not let oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.”So they seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them; and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452broughtH3381them downוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381tothe brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,and slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
42So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927up to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354.But Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452wentעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927up to the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760; and hecrouchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457downH1457on the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his kneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290.
43He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Goעֲלֵֽה־'a.leh-H5927up nowנָא֙na'H4994,lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the seaיָ֔םYamH3220.”So he wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up and lookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThereH369is nothingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH369H3972.”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goשֻׁ֖בshuvH7725backH7725”sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.
44It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about at the seventhבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637time,that he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,a cloudעָ֛ב'avH5645as smallקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996as a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709is comingעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927up from the seaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220.”And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up, sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256, ‘Prepareאֱסֹ֣ר'e.SorH631your chariotand goוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381downH3381, so that the heavyshowerהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653does not stopיַעַצָרְכָ֖הya.'a.tza.re.KhahH6113you.’”
45In a littleעַד־ כֹּ֣ה'ad- kohH5704H3541whileוְעַד־ כֹּ֗הve.'ad- KohH5704H3541the skyוְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grewH6937blackH6937with cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645and windוְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achH7307,and there was a heavyגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419showerגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653.And Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.
46Thenthe handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was on Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, andhe girdedוַיְשַׁנֵּ֖סvay.sha.NesH8151up his loinsמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975andoutranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙ לִפְנֵ֣יvai.Ya.rotz lif.NeiH7323H6440Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.
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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