New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 18:36-46

36Thenat the timeH3117of the offeringבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030approachedוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,todayH3117let it be knownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045thatYou are Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and that I am Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, and thatI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsוּבִדְבָרְךָ֣u.ve.div.rei.khaH1697at Your wordהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

37Answerעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,answerעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, so that thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that You, Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,are Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and thatYou have turnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backאֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃'a.cho.ra.NitH322.”

38Then thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the burntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68and the dustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083;and it lickedH3897upH3897the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was in the trenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.

39When allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200this,they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430!”

40Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, “Seizeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;do not let oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.”So they seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them; and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452broughtH3381them downוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381tothe brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,and slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

41Now Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahabלְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'AvH256, “Goעֲלֵ֖ה'a.LehH5927upH5927,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398and drinkוּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.TehH8354;for there is the soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of the roarהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of a heavyshowerהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.”

42So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentH5927upH5927to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354.But Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452wentH5927upH5927to the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760; and hebentH1457downH1457to the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his kneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290.

43And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “GoH5927upH5927nowנָא֙na'H4994,lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the seaיָ֔םYamH3220.”So he wentH5927upH5927and lookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027,but he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThereH369isH369nothingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH369 H3972.” Yet Elijahsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goשֻׁ֖בshuvH7725backH7725”sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

44And when he returnedthe seventhבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637time,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,a cloudעָ֛ב'avH5645as smallקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996as a person’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709is comingH5927upH5927from the seaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220.” And Elijahsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “GoH5927upH5927,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256, ‘Harnessאֱסֹ֣ר'e.SorH631your chariot horsesand goוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381downH3381, so that the heavyshowerהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653does not stopיַעַצָרְכָ֖הya.'a.tza.re.KhahH6113you.’”

45MeanwhileH5704 H3541the skyוְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064becameH6937darkהִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙hit.ka.de.RuH6937with cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645and windוְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achH7307came up,and there was a heavyגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419showerגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653.And Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

46Thenthe handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was on Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, and hebeltedH8151his cloakaroundH8151his waistמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975andoutranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙ לִפְנֵ֣יvai.Ya.rotz lif.NeiH7323 H6440Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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