New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 19:9-18

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.”

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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