New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 19

Elijah Flees from Jezebel

1Now Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348everythingH3605that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, andhowH834he had killedהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026allH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2Then Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397to Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541may the godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to me and moreיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588byabout this timeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279I do not makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760yourlifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315like thelifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them.”

3And hewasH3372afraidH3372,and gotH6965upH6965and ranוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBeershebaH884,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063;and he leftוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

4But he himselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and satH3427downH3427underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478a broomרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574treeH7574; andhe askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592for himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Enoughרַ֗בRavH7227!Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,takeקַ֣חkachH3947mylifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,for I am noלֹא־lo'-H3808betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH4480my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.”

5Then he layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901and fellH3462asleepH3462underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478a broomרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574treeH7574;but beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thereזֶ֤הzehH2088wasan angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchingנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, and he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398!”

6And he lookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,there was atH4763his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763a roundH5692loafH5692ofH5692breadעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baked onhotH7531coalsH7531,and a pitcherוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.So he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7But the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameH7725backH7725a secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398;becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870is tooמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480longרַ֥בravH7227for you.”

8So he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354,and he journeyedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that foodהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396forfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915toHorebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722,the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

Elijah at Horeb

9Then he cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033to a caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631and spentH3885theH3885nightוַיָּ֣לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameto him, and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doing hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

10And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I have beenH7065veryH7065zealousH7065for the Lordלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;for the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have abandonedעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,tornהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040downH2040Your altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719. AndI aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905am leftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they have soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.”

11So He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goצֵ֣אtze'H3318outH3318and standוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975on the mountainבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.”And beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068was passingH5674byH5674! Anda greatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419and powerfulוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307was tearingמְפָרֵק֩me.fa.RekH6561outH6561the mountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022and breakingוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665the rocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553inH7665piecesH7665beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the windבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307.And afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the windהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307there wasan earthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494, butthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wasnot in the earthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494.

12And afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the earthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494,a fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784;and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,a soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of a gentleדַקָּֽה׃da.KahH1851blowingדְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.MahH1827.

13When Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,he wrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874his faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in his cloakבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155and wentH3318outH3318and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,a voiceק֔וֹלKolH6963cameto him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doing hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?”

14Then he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I have beenH7065veryH7065zealousH7065for the Lordלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;for the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have abandonedעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,tornהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040downH2040Your altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719.And I aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905am leftוָאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they have soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.”

15The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on your wayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834;and when you have arrivedוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,you shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

16You shall also anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and you shall anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202of Abel-meholahH65as prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030inH8478your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478.

17And it shall comeH1961aboutH1961that theone who escapesהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058shall putיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191toH4191deathיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191,and the one who escapesוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058,Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477shall putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

18Yet I will leaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָּל־kol-H3605the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290that have not bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766to Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and everyוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605mouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310that has notkissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.”

19So he departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִ֠שָּׁםMi.shomH8033and foundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202while he was plowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790,with twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240yokeצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenin frontלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440of him, and he with the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240.And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452cameH5674overH5674to him and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155on him.

20Then he leftH5800the oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241behindH5800and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994let me kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401my fatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and my motherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517,then I will followוְאֵלְכָ֖ה אַחֲרֶ֑יךָve.'e.le.Khah 'a.cha.Rei.khaH1980 H310you.” And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725, forwhatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you?”

21So he returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the pairצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241and sacrificedוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076them, andcookedבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310their meatהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320with the implementsוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627of the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414itto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then he gotH6965upH6965and followedוַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452and servedוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334him.

Elijah Flees from Jezebel

Elijah at Horeb

Commentaries on 1 Kings 19