Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 18:1-6

1And it came to pass aftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212,shewהֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'EhH7200thyself unto Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256;and I will sendוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

2And Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH3212to shewלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200himself unto Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256. And there wasa soreחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3And Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, which was the governor of hishouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (Now Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662fearedיָרֵ֛אya.Re'H3373Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966:

4For it was so,when Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348cut offבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947an hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030,and hidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244them by fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙cha.mi.Shim 'ishH2572 H376in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,and fedוְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.LamH3557them with breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5And Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Obadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,GoH3212into the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,unto all fountainsמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and unto all brooksהַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158:peradventureאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we may findנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682to saveH2421the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483and mulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421,that we loseנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.RitH3772not all the beastsמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.

6So they dividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776between them to pass throughoutלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674it: Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870by himself, and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870by himself.

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