New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 18:16-18

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.

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