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1 Kings 18:18-21

18And he answeredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have not troubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;but thou, and thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,in that ye have forsakenבַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ba.'a.za.ve.KhemH5800the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and thou hast followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212Baalimהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

19Now therefore sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971, andgatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908to me all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto mountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760,and the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572,and the prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of the grovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,which eatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398at Jezebel’sאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.

20So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908unto mountהַ֥רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ha.kar.MelH3760.

21And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452cameוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066unto all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,How longעַל־'al-H5921haltפֹּסְחִים֮po.se.ChimH6452ye between twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147opinionsהַסְּעִפִּים֒ha.se.'i.PimH5587?if Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068beGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,follow him: but if Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, thenfollowH310 H3212him. And the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him not a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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