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1 Kings 18:20-40

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.

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