Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 18:1-16

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.

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