New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 19:4-14

4But he himselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and satH3427downH3427underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ajuniperH7574treeH7574; andhe requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592for himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315that he might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “It is enoughרַ֗בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,takeקַ֣חkachH3947mylifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,for I am not betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH4480my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.”

5He layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901and sleptוַיִּישַׁ֔ןvai.yi.ShanH3462underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ajuniperH7574treeH7574;and beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thereזֶ֤הzehH2088wasan angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchingנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, and he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.”

6Then he lookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,there was at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763a breadעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692cakeH5692baked onhotH7531stonesH7531,and a jarוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.So he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7The angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameH7725againH7725a secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870is tooמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480greatרַ֥בravH7227for you.”

8So he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354,and wentוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that foodהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915toHorebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722,the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

9Then he cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033to a caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631and lodgedוַיָּ֣לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameto him, and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doing hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

10He 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. AndI aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905am leftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they seekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947it away.”

11So He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goצֵ֣אtze'H3318forthH3318and standוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975on the mountainבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.”And beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068was passingעֹבֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674by! Anda greatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419and strongוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307was rendingמְפָרֵק֩me.fa.RekH6561the mountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022and breakingוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665in piecesH7665the rocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the windבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307.And afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the windהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307an earthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494, butthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wasnot in the earthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494.

12Afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the earthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494a fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784;and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784a soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of a gentleדַקָּֽה׃da.KahH1851blowingדְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.MahH1827.

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.”

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