New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 18:15-19

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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