New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 19:13-18

13When Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,he wrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874his faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in his mantleבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155and wentוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,a voiceק֔וֹלKolH6963cameto him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doing hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

14Then he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I have beenH7065veryH7065zealousH7065for the Lordלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;for the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have forsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,tornהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040downH2040Your altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196and killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.And I aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905am leftוָאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they seekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947it away.”

15The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on your wayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834,and when you have arrivedוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,you shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758;

16andJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250you shall anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202of Abel-meholahH65you shall anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886as prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030in your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478.

17It shall comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, theone who escapesהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058shall putיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191to deathיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191,and the one who escapesוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058,Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477shall putH4191to deathH4191.

18Yet I will leaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH76047,000שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֑יםshiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651 H505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָּל־kol-H3605the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290that have not bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766to Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and everyוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605mouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310that has notkissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.”

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