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1 Kings 18:25-26

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.

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