1 Kings 18

Revised Version 1895

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterH5921manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, that thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameH1961toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH1961, shew thyself untoAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256; and I willsendוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306uponH5921theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

2AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH413to shewhimselfH413untoAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256. And thefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was sore inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3AndAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was over thehouseholdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (Nowהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662feared theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966:

4for it wassoH3947, whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348cutבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772offH3772prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookH3947anhundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030, andhidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244them byfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572in acaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, and fed them withbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoObadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, GothroughH3605thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, untoallH3605thefountainsמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and untoallH3605the brooks: peradventureweH3605mayfindנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682and save thehorsesס֣וּסsusH5483andmulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421, thatweH3605losenotוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808allH3605thebeastsמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.

6SoH1980theydividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776betweenH5674them topassלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674throughoutH1980it:Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentH1980onewayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870byhimselfלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905, andObadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentH1980anotherH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870byhimselfלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

7And asObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662was in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452metH7125him: and he knew him, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is it thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

8And heansweredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, It is I:goH2009,tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559thylordלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113,BeholdH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452ishereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherein have Isinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398, that thou wouldestdeliverH5414thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650intoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256, toslayלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191meH5414?

10As theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430liveth, there isnoH3808nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471orkingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467, whither mylordH3068hathnotH3808sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971toseekלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245thee: and when theysaidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, He isnotH3808hereשָׁם֙shamH8033, hetookH853anoathוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650of thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467andnationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471, that theyfoundיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃yim.tza.'E.kahH4672theenotH3808.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thou sayest,GoH2009,tellH559thylordלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113,BeholdH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452ishereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009.

12And it shallcomeH935topassH935, as soon as I amgoneוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935from thee, that thespiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallcarryיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375thee whither Iknowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808; andsoוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961when IcomeH935andtellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256, and hecannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808findיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee, he shallslayוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026meH5046: but I thyservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650fearH3372theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from myyouthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13Was itnotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808toldהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046mylordH3068whatH834Ididעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348slewבַּהֲרֹ֣גba.ha.RogH2026theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of theLORDH3068,howH834Ihidוָאַחְבִּא֩va.'ach.Bi'H2244anhundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menH376of theLORD’SH3068prophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030byfiftyH2572in acaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, and fed them withbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899anwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325?

14Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thou sayest,GoH2009,tellH559thylordלַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113,BeholdH2009,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452: ishereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009: and he shallslayH2026meH2026.

15AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635liveth,beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Istandעָמַ֖דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, I willsurelyכִּ֥יkiH3588shew myself unto himtodayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

16SoObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662wentH7125tomeetH7125Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him: andAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentH7125tomeetH7125Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sawכִּרְא֥וֹתkir.'otH7200Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, thatAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Is it thou, thoutroublerעֹכֵ֥ר'o.KherH5916ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18And heansweredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808troubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; but thou, and thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004, in that ye have forsaken thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thou hastfollowedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalim.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforesendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971, andgatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908tomeH413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478untomountH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760, and theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572, and theprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of theAsherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,whichH2022eatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398atJezebel’sאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.

20SoH7971Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sentH7971untoallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908untomountהַ֥רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ha.kar.MelH3760.

21AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452cameH5066nearH5066untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, andsaidH559,Howמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970longH5704halt yebetweenH5704twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147opinions?ifאִם־'im-H518theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068beGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,followאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, thenfollowאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him. And thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredH559himnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808awordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I, even Ionlyלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905, amleftנוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068; but Baal’sprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030arefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23LetH5414them thereforegiveוְיִתְּנוּ־ve.yi.te.nu-H5414usH5414twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147bullocks; andletH5414themchooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977one bullock forthemselvesH1992, andcutוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408it inpiecesH5408, andlayH5414it on thewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086, andputוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414noלֹ֣אlo'H3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784underעַל־'al-H5921: and I will dress theotherH259bullock, andlayH5414it on thewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086, andputH5414noלֹ֥אlo'H3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784underעַל־'al-H5921.

24Andcallוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121ye on thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of yourgodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and I willcallאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on thenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and theGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that answereth byfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,letוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961him beGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971answeredH559andsaidH559, It iswellט֥וֹבTovH2896spokenH559.

25AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theprophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859one bullock for yourselves, and dress itfirstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223; for ye aremanyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227; andcallוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121on thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of yourgodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, butputתָשִֽׂימוּ׃ta.Si.muH7760noלֹ֥אlo'H3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under.

26And theytookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947the bullockwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasgivenH5414them, and they dressed it, andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on thenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofBaalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168frommorningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242evenH5704untilH5704noonהַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, OBaalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,hearH6963usH5414. But there wasnoH369voiceH6963,norH369anyH369thatansweredH559. And they leapedaboutעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasmadeH6213.

27And itcameH1961topassH1961atnoonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedוַיְהַתֵּ֧לvay.ha.TelH2048them, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121aloud: for he is agodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;eitherH3588he is musing, or he isgoneH1961aside, or he is in ajourneyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

28And theycriedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121aloud, andcutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselvesH5921afterH5921theirmannerכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941withknivesבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719andlancesוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.ChimH7420,tillעַד־'ad-H5704thebloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushedH8210outH8210uponH5921them.

29And it wassoוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961, when midday was past, that theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there wasneitherH369voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,norH369anyH369toanswerעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,norH369anyH369that regarded.

30AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֤הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,ComeH5066nearH5066untomeH413; andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971cameH5066nearH5066unto him. And herepairedוַיְרַפֵּ֛אvay.ra.Pe'H7495thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that wasthrownH2040downהֶהָרֽוּס׃he.ha.RusH2040.

31AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947twelveעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68,accordingאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413to thenumberכְּמִסְפַּ֖רke.mis.ParH4557of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, untowhomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068cameH1961,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

32And with thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68hebuiltוַיִּבְנֶ֧הvai.yiv.NehH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a trenchaboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196, as great as would containtwoכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004measuresסָאתַ֣יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429ofseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233.

33And heputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thewoodהָֽעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086in order, andcutוַיְנַתַּח֙vay.na.TachH5408the bullock inpiecesH5408, andlaidH7760it on thewoodהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086. And he said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on thewoodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.

34And hesaidH559,DoH8138it thesecondH8138time; and theydidH8027it thesecondH8138time. And hesaidH559,DoH8138it thethirdשַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּsha.Le.shuH8027time; and theydidH8027it thethirdוַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃vay.sha.Le.shuH8027time.

35And thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ranroundH5439aboutH5439thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196; and hefilledמִלֵּא־mi.le'-H4390the trench also withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

36And itcameH1961topassH1961at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH1961nearוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85, ofIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327, and ofIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,letH1961it beknownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou artGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and that I am thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, and that I havedoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428things at thywordH1697.

37HearmeH5437, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, hearmeH5437, that thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou,LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and that thou hastturnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backH322againH322.

38Then thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307, andconsumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398theburntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offering, and thewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086, and thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68, and thedustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083, andlickedלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897upH853thewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was in the trench.

39And whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, theyfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440: and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, he isGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

40andElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto them,Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;letH408notH408one of themescapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422. And theytookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them: andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452broughtH3381themdownוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028, andslewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them there.

41AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAhabלְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'AvH256,GetH5927theeupH5927,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.TehH8354; for there is thesoundק֖וֹלKolH6963ofabundanceהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofrainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.

42SoH5927Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentH5927upH5927toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354. AndElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452wentH5927upH5927to thetopרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760; and he bowedhimselfH8354downוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457uponאֶל־'el-H413theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996hiskneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290.

43And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288,GoH5927upH5927nowנָא֙na'H4994,lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardאֶֽל־'el-H413theseaיָ֔םYamH3220. And hewentH5927upH5927, andlookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There isnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH5927againשֻׁ֖בshuvH7725sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

44And itcameH1961topassH1961at theseventhבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637time, that hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, there ariseth acloudעָ֛ב'avH5645outאֶל־'el-H413of theseaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220, assmallקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996as aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH5927upH5927,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559untoAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256,MakeH3381readyאֱסֹ֣ר'e.SorH631thy chariot, andgetH5927theedownוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381, that therainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653stopH3808theenotH3808.

45And itcameH1961topassH1961in a littlewhileH5704, that theheavenוְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grewH6937blackH6937withcloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645andwindוְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achH7307, and there was agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rainגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653. AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392, andwentH1961toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

46and thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was onElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452; and hegirdedוַיְשַׁנֵּ֖סvay.sha.NesH8151upעַד־'ad-H5704hisloinsמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975, andranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to theentranceבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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