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1 Kings 18:19-24

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.

22Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I, evenI only, remainנוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068;but Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030arefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23Let them therefore giveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414us twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147bullocksפָּרִ֗יםpa.RimH6499;and let them chooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259bullockהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499for themselves, and cut it in piecesוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408,and layוְיָשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ve.ya.Si.muH7760iton woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and putיָשִׂ֑ימוּya.Si.muH7760no fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under:and I will dressאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה׀'e.'e.SehH6213the otherהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259bullockהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499,and layוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414iton woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and putאָשִֽׂים׃'a.SimH7760no fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under:

24And callוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121ye on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godsאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and I will callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that answerethיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030by fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,let him be Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,It is wellט֥וֹבTovH2896spokenהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

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