New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 18:4-11

4forwhen Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348destroyedבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030and hidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244them by fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, andprovidedוְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.LamH3557them with breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5Then Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Obadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, “Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980through the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776to allכָּל־kol-H3605the springsמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the valleysהַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158;perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we will findנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682and keepH2421the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and mulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421, and nothave to killנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.RitH3772someH4480of the cattleמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.”

6So they dividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776between them tosurveyלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674it; Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870by himselfלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870by himselfלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

7Now as Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662was on the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him,and he recognizedוַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.ki.Re.huH5234him and fellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088you, Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113?”

8He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “It is I. Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to your masterלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is here.’”

9He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100sinH2398have I committedH2398,that you are givingנֹתֵ֧ןno.TenH5414your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256to putלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191me to deathH4191?

10As the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחַ֣י׀chaiH2416,thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426is noאִם־'im-H518nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467whereאֲ֠שֶׁר שָׁם֙'a.Sher shamH834 H8033my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113has not sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971to searchלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245for you; and when they saidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘He is not here,’he made the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467or nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650that they could not findיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃yim.tza.'E.kahH4672you.

11And nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258you are sayingאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, ‘Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to your masterלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is here.”’

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