New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 19:9-18

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.”

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