New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 18:7-14

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.”’

12It will comeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961about when I leaveאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980 H4480youthat the Spiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068will carryיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375you whereעַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834I do not knowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045;so when I comeוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935and tellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256and he cannotH3808findיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672you, he will killוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me, although Iyour servantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650havefearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from my youthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13Has it not been toldהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046to my masterלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213when Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348killedבַּהֲרֹ֣גba.ha.RogH2026the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that I hidוָאַחְבִּא֩va.'ach.Bi'H2244a hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967prophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068by fiftiesH2572in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,and providedוָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖םva.'a.khal.ke.LemH3557them with breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325?

14And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258you are sayingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, ‘Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to your masterלַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452is here”’;he will then killוַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.”

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