Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 18:36-40

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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