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1 Kings 18:1-19

1And it came to pass aftermanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, that thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212,showהֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'EhH7200thyself toAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256; and I willsendוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

2AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH3212toshowלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200himself toAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256. And there was agrievousחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

3AndAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662, who was the governor of hishouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004. (NowObadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662fearedיָרֵ֛אya.Re'H3373theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966:

4For it was so, whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348cutoffבְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.RitH3772theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947anhundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967prophetsנְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'ImH5030, andhidוַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'EmH2244them byfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙cha.mi.Shim 'ishH376 H2572in acaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, andfedוְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.LamH3557them withbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.)

5AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toObadiahעֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662,GoH3212into thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, to allfountainsמַעְיְנֵ֣יma'.ye.NeiH4599ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and to allbrooksהַנְּחָלִ֑יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158:perhapsאוּלַ֣י׀'u.LaiH194we mayfindנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672grassחָצִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682tosaveH2421thehorsesס֣וּסsusH5483andmulesוָפֶ֔רֶדva.Fe.redH6505aliveוּנְחַיֶּה֙u.ne.chai.YehH2421, that weloseנַכְרִ֖יתnakh.RitH3772not all thebeastsמֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃me.ha.be.he.MahH929.

6So theydividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּvay.cha.le.KuH2505thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776between them to passthroughoutלַֽעֲבָר־la.'a.vor-H5674it:Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב'ach.'AvH256wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870by himself, andObadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-H1870by himself.

7And asObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙'oad.Ya.huH5662was in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452metH7125him: and heknewוַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.ki.Re.huH5234him, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Art thou that mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

8And heansweredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, I am :goH3212,tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559thylordלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, Behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is here .

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, How have Isinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398, that thou wouldestdeliverנֹתֵ֧ןno.TenH5414thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256, toslayלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191me?

10As theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livethחַ֣י׀chaiH2416, there isnoיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471norkingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙u.mam.la.KhahH4467,whereאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113hath notsentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971toseekלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔le.va.kesh.ChaH1245thee: and when theysaidוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, He is not there ; he took anoathוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650of thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467andnationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471, that theyfoundיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃yim.tza.'E.kahH4672thee not.

11And now thousayestאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559,GoH3212,tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559thylordלַאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, Behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452is here .

12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I havegoneH3212from thee, that theSpiritוְר֨וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallcarryיִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙yi.sa.'a.KhaH5375thee where Iknowאֵדָ֔ע'e.Da'H3045not; and so when Icomeוּבָ֨אתִיu.Va.tiH935andtellלְהַגִּ֧ידle.ha.GidH5046Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256, and he cannotfindיִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖yim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee, he shallslayוַהֲרָגָ֑נִיva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me: but I thyservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֛ve.'av.de.KhaH5650fearH3372theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from myyouthמִנְּעֻרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

13Was it nottoldהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046mylordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113what Ididעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348slewבַּהֲרֹ֣גba.ha.RogH2026theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, how Ihidוָאַחְבִּא֩va.'ach.Bi'H2244anhundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967menH376of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068prophetsמִנְּבִיאֵ֨יmi.ne.vi.'EiH5030byfiftyH2572in acaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, andfedוָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖םva.'a.khal.ke.LemH3557them withbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמָֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325?

14And now thousayestאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559,GoH3212,tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559thylordלַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָla.do.Nei.khaH113, Behold,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452is here : and he shallslayוַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.

15AndElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635livethחַ֚יchaiH2416,beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440whom Istandעָמַ֖דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, I will surelyshowאֵרָאֶ֥ה'e.ra.'EhH7200myself to him todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

16SoObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662wentH3212tomeetH7125Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him: andAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentH3212tomeetH7125Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17And it came to pass, whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sawכִּרְא֥וֹתkir.'otH7200Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, thatAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Art thou he thattroublethעֹכֵ֥ר'o.KherH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18And heansweredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have nottroubledעָכַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Khar.tiH5916Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; but thou, and thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004, in that ye haveforsakenבַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ba.'a.za.ve.KhemH5800thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thou hastfollowedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310Baalimהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168.

19Now thereforesendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971, andgatherקְבֹ֥ץke.VotzH6908to me allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tomountהַ֣רharH2022Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.MelH3760, and theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572, and theprophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֤יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030of thegrovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ha.'a.she.RahH842fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967, whoeatאֹכְלֵ֖י'o.khe.LeiH398atJezebel’sאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.

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