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1 Kings 18:39-42

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.

40And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto them, Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;let not oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.And they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them: and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452brought them downוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,and slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them there.

41And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Ahabלְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'AvH256,Get thee upעֲלֵ֖ה'a.LehH5927,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398and drinkוּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.TehH8354; for there isa soundק֖וֹלKolH6963of abundanceהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of rainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.

42So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256went upוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354.And Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452went upעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927to the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Carmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760;and he cast himself downוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457upon the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440between his kneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290,

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