Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 18:30-39

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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