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1 Kings 18:21-23

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:

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