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1 Kings 18:1-6

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.

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