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1 Kings 18:1-19

1Now it happenedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961aftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980,presentהֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'EhH7200yourself to Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, andI will provideוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”

2So Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980to presentלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200himself to Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256.Now the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassevereחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (Now Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662fearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966;

4forwhen Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348killedבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.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 riverH5158valleysH5158;perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we will findנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682and keepH2421the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and mulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421, and not have tokillנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.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.rekhH1870byH905himselfH905,and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870byH905himselfH905.

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 it you, Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113?”

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

9But he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100sinH2398have I committedH2398,that you are handingנֹתֵ֧ן בְּיַד־no.Ten be.yad-H5414 H3027your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650over to Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,to putלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191me toH4191deathH4191?

10As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחַ֣י׀chaiH2416,thereH3426isH3426noאִם־'im-H518nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467to whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113has not sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971wordto searchלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245for you; and whenever they sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘He is not here,’he makes the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467or nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650that they could not findיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃yim.tza.'E.kahH4672you.

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

12And it will comeH1961aboutH1961when I leaveאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980 H4480youthat the Spiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068will carryיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375you to whereעַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834I do not knowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045;so when I comeוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935and informלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256and he cannotH3808findיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672you, he will killוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me, though I,your servantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650, havefearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from my youthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13Has it not been reportedהֻגַּ֤דhu.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?

14Yet 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!”

15Then Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635livesחַ֚יchaiH2416,beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I standעָמַ֖דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,I will certainlyכִּ֥יkiH3588presentאֵרָאֶ֥ה'e.ra.'EhH7200myself to him todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

16So Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256and informedוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him; then Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17When Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sawכִּרְא֥וֹתkir.'otH7200Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088you, the causeH5916ofH5916disasterH5916to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

18He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have not broughtH5916disasterH5916toH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but you and your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004have, becauseyou have abandonedבַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ba.'a.za.ve.KhemH5800the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andyou have followedוַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יva.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971orders andgatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908to me allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atMountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760, togetherwith 450אַרְבַּ֧ע מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים'ar.Ba' me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH702 H3967 H2572prophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030ofthe Asherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842,who eatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398at Jezebel’sאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.”

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