Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 19

1And Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348all that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,and withal how he had slainהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026all the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2Then Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397unto Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,So let the godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to me,and moreיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254also, if I makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760not thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315as the lifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them by to morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about this timeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256.

3And when he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200that,he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212for his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Beer–shebaH884, which belongethto Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,and leftH3240his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288there.

4But he himself wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427under aאֶחָ֑ד'e.chatH259juniper treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574:and he requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592for himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315that he might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191;and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,It is enoughרַ֗בRavH7227;now, O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,take awayקַ֣חkachH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315; for I amnot betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.

5And as he layוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901and sleptוַיִּישַׁ֔ןvai.yi.ShanH3462under aאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259juniper treeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574,behold, then an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.

6And he lookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027, and, behold, there wasa cakeעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baken on the coalsרְצָפִ֖יםre.tza.FimH7529,and a cruseוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.And he did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and laid him downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068came againוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725the second timeשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145,and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398;because the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870istoo greatרַ֥בravH7227for thee.

8And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354,and wentH3212in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that meatהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915unto Horebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722the mountהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

9And he cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935thither unto a caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and lodgedוַיָּ֣לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885there; and, behold, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameto him, and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What doest thou here, Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

10And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,I have been veryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Yhwhלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:for the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have forsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800thy covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,thrown downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thine altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and slainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; and I, evenI only, am leftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they seekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,to take it awayלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go forthצֵ֣אtze'H3318,and standוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975upon the mountבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.And, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068passed byעֹבֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674,and a greatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419and strongוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307rentמְפָרֵק֩me.fa.RekH6561the mountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022,and brake in piecesוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665the rocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; butYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the windבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307:and afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the windהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307an earthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494; butYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wasnot in the earthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494:

12And afterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the earthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494a fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; butYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068wasnot in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784:and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784a stillדְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.MahH1827smallדַקָּֽה׃da.KahH1851voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963.

13And it was so,when Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,that he wrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874his faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in his mantleבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the entering inפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631. And, behold, there camea voiceק֔וֹלKolH6963unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What doest thou here, Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

14And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,I have been veryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Yhwhלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:because the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have forsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800thy covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285,thrown downהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thine altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196,and slainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; and I, evenI only, am leftוָאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498;and they seekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,to take it awayלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947.

15And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, GoH3212,returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on thy wayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Damascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834:and when thou comestוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Syriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:

16And Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250shalt thou anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202of Abel–meholahH65shalt thou anointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to beprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030in thy room.

17And it shall come to pass, thathim that escapethהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371shall Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191:and him that escapethוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shall Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191.

18Yet I have leftוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604mesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,all the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290which have not bowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766unto Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and every mouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310which hath not kissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.

19So he departedH3212thence, and foundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202, who wasplowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790withtwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147yokeצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenbeforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and he with the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH6240 H8147:and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674by him, and castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his mantleאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155upon him.

20And he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241,and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me, I pray thee, kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401my fatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and my motherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517, and thenI will followאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310 H3212thee. And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go backH3212againשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725:for what have I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee?

21And he returned backוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from himמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947a yokeצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241,and slewוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076them, and boiledבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310their fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320with the instrumentsוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627of the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then he aroseוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and ministeredוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334unto him.

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