New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 19:1-10

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.

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.”

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