New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 18:21-23

21Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452approachedוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970are you going tostruggleפֹּסְחִים֮po.se.ChimH6452with the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147choicesH5589?Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יוle.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980 H310Him; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יוle.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980 H310him.” But the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971did not answerעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him so much asa wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

22Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Ialoneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905am leftנוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498as a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,while Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030are450אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים'ar.ba'- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH702 H3967 H2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23Now have them giveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414us twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147oxenפָּרִ֗יםpa.RimH6499;and have them chooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977the oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499for themselves and cutוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408it upH5408,and placeוְיָשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ve.ya.Si.muH7760it on the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,but putיָשִׂ֑ימוּya.Si.muH7760noH3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it;and I will prepareאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה׀'e.'e.SehH6213the otherהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499and layוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414it on the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and I will not putאָשִֽׂים׃'a.SimH7760a fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it.

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