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1 Kings 18:36-46

36And it came to pass at the time of theofferingבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503, thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030camenearוַיִּגַּ֞שׁvai.yi.GashH5066, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327, and ofIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, let it 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.tiH6213all these things at thywordH1697.

37Hearעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,hearעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, that thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou art theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and that thou hastturnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backH5437againאֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃'a.cho.ra.NitH322.

38Then thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307, andconsumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the burntsacrificeהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930, and thewoodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086, and thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68, and thedustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083, and lickedupלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897thewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was in thetrenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.

39And when all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, theyfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440: and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, he is theGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, he is theGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

40AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them,Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168; let notoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of themescapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422. And theytookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them: andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452brought themdownוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028, andslewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them there.

41AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhabלְאַחְאָ֔בle.'ach.'AvH256, Goupעֲלֵ֖ה'a.LehH5927,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּשְׁתֵ֑הu.she.TehH8354; for there is asoundק֖וֹלKolH6963ofabundanceהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofrainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.

42SoAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentupוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354. AndElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452wentupעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927to thetopרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760; and he cast himselfdownוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457upon theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440between hiskneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290,

43Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Goupעֲלֵֽה־'a.leh-H5927now,lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870theseaיָ֔םYamH3220. And he wentupוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927, andlookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There isnothingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goagainשֻׁ֖בshuvH7725sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

44And it came to pass at the seventhtimeבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637, that hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, therearisethעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927alittleקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996cloudעָ֛ב'avH5645out of theseaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220, like aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goupעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559toAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256,Prepareאֱסֹ֣ר'e.SorH631thy chariot, and godownוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381, that therainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653may not hindertheeיַעַצָרְכָ֖הya.'a.tza.re.KhahH6113.

45And it came to pass in the meanwhileH3541, that theheavenוְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wasblackהִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙hit.ka.de.RuH6937withcloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645andwindוְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achH7307, and there was agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rainגֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemH1653. AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392, andwentH3212toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

46And thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was onElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452; and hegirdedוַיְשַׁנֵּ֖סvay.sha.NesH8151hisloinsמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975, andranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to theentranceבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

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