Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 18:24-39

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.

25And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the prophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977you oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259bullockהַפָּ֤רha.ParH6499for yourselves, and dressוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213itfirstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223; for ye aremanyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227;and callוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but putתָשִֽׂימוּ׃ta.Si.muH7760no fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under.

26And they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947the bullockהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499which was givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them, and they dressedוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒vai.ya.'a.SuH6213it,and calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Baalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168from morningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242even until noonהַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,O Baalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,hearעֲנֵ֔נוּ'a.Ne.nuH6030us. But there wasnoH369voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963,nor any that answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.And they leapedוַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּvay.fa.se.ChuH6452upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196which was madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

27And it came to pass at noonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedוַיְהַתֵּ֧לvay.ha.TelH2048them, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloudבְקוֹל־ גָּדוֹל֙ve.kol- ga.dOlH6963 H1419: for he isa godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;either he is talkingשִׂ֧יחַSi.achH7879,or he is pursuingשִׂ֛יגsigH7873,or he is in a journeyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, orperadventureאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194he sleepethיָשֵׁ֥ןya.ShenH3463,and must be awakedוְיִקָֽץ׃ve.yi.KatzH3364.

28And they criedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121aloudבְּק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹלbe.Kol ga.DolH1419 H6963,and cutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselves after their mannerכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941with knivesבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719and lancetsוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.ChimH7420,till the bloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushed outשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210upon them.

29And it came to pass, when middayהַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672was pastכַּעֲבֹ֣רka.'a.VorH5674,and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012until the timeof the offeringלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503, that there wasneither voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,nor any to answerעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,nor any that regardedקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.

30And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֤הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Come nearגְּשׁ֣וּge.ShuH5066unto me. And all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971came nearוַיִּגְּשׁ֥וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066unto him. And he repairedוַיְרַפֵּ֛אvay.ra.Pe'H7495the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that wasbroken downהֶהָרֽוּס׃he.ha.RusH2040.

31And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68,according to the numberכְּמִסְפַּ֖רke.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,unto whom the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068came, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034:

32And with the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68he builtוַיִּבְנֶ֧הvai.yiv.NehH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a trenchתְּעָלָ֗הte.'a.LahH8585aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,as great as would containכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004two measuresסָאתַ֣יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233.

33And he putH6186the woodהָֽעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086in orderH6186,and cutוַיְנַתַּח֙vay.na.TachH5408the bullockהַפָּ֔רha.ParH6499in pieces, and laidוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760himon the woodהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Fillמִלְא֨וּmil.'UH4390fourאַרְבָּעָ֤ה'ar.ba.'AhH702barrelsכַדִּים֙kha.DimH3537with waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and pourוְיִֽצְק֥וּve.yitz.KuH3332iton the burnt sacrificeהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930,and on the woodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.

34And he saidH559, Do itthe second timeשְׁנוּ֙she.NuH8138. And they did itthe second timeוַיִּשְׁנ֔וּvai.yish.NuH8138.And he saidH559, Do itthe third timeשַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּsha.Le.shuH8027. And they did itthe third timeוַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃vay.sha.Le.shuH8027.

35And the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ranH3212round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196;and he filledמִלֵּא־mi.le'-H4390the trenchהַתְּעָלָ֖הha.te.'a.LahH8585also with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

36And it came to pass at the time ofthe offeringבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030came nearוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,and of Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,let it be knownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou artGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and that I amthy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, and thatI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213all these things at thy wordH1697.

37Hearעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,hearעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, that this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou artYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and thatthou hast turnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backH5437againאֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃'a.cho.ra.NitH322.

38Then the fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307,and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the burnt sacrificeהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930,and the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68,and the dustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083,and licked upלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasin the trenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.

39And when all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it,they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440:and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, he isthe Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, he isthe Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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