Revised Webster's Bible

1 Kings 19

1AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348all thatElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, and how he hadslainהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026all theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2ThenJezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971amessengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397toElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, So let thegodsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to me, andmoreיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254also, if Imakeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760not thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315as thelifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315ofoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them by tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about thistimeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256.

3And when hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200that, hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315, andcameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBeershebaH884, which belongeth toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, andleftH3240hisservantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288there.

4But he himselfwentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980aday’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andcameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and satdownוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427underaאֶחָ֑ד'e.chatH259junipertreeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574: and herequestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592forhimselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315that he mightdieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191; andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, It isenoughרַ֗בRavH7227; now, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, takeawayקַ֣חkachH3947mylifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315; for I am notbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than myfathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.

5And as helayוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901andsleptוַיִּישַׁ֔ןvai.yi.ShanH3462underaאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259junipertreeרֹ֣תֶםRo.temH7574, behold, then anangelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.

6And helookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027, and, behold, there was acakeעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692baked on thecoalsרְצָפִ֖יםre.tza.FimH7529, and acruseוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763. And heateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, and laid himselfdownוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameagainוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725the secondtimeשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145, andtouchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965andeatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398; because thejourneyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870is toogreatרַ֥בravH7227for thee.

8And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354, andwentH3212in thestrengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of thatfoodהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915toHorebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722themountהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

9And hecameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935there to acaveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631, andlodgedוַיָּ֣לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885there; and, behold, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to him, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What doest thou here,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

10And hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, I have beenveryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for theLORDלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveforsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285, throwndownהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thyaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196, andslainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; and I, I only, amleftוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498; and theyseekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315, to take itawayלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goforthצֵ֣אtze'H3318, andstandוְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.TaH5975upon themountבָהָר֮va.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068. And, behold, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068passedbyעֹבֵ֗ר'o.VerH5674, and agreatגְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahH1419andstrongוְחָזָ֞קve.cha.ZakH2389windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307rentמְפָרֵק֩me.fa.RekH6561themountainsהָרִ֨יםha.RimH2022, and broke inpiecesוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.BerH7665therocksסְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImH5553beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; but theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was not in thewindבָר֖וּחַva.Ru.achH7307: andafterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310thewindהָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achH7307anearthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494; but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068was not in theearthquakeבָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ashH7494:

12Andafterוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310theearthquakeהָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashH7494afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; but theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was not in thefireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784: andafterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784astillדְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.MahH1827smallדַקָּֽה׃da.KahH1851voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963.

13And it was so, whenElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it, that hewrappedוַיָּ֤לֶטvai.Ya.letH3874hisfaceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440in hismantleבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹbe.'a.dar.ToH155, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631. And, behold, there came avoiceק֔וֹלKolH6963to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What doest thou here,Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452?

14And hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, I have beenveryקַנֹּ֨אka.No'H7065jealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for theLORDלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: because thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveforsakenעָזְב֤וּ'a.ze.VuH5800thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285, throwndownהָרָ֔סוּha.Ra.suH2040thyaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָmiz.be.cho.Tei.khaH4196, andslainהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030with theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719; and I, I only, amleftוָאִוָּתֵ֤רva.'i.va.TerH3498; and theyseekוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315, to take itawayלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סle.kach.TahH3947.

15And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212,returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725on thywayלְדַרְכְּךָ֖le.dar.ke.KhaH1870to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057ofDamascusדַמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834: and when thoucomestוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935,anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧u.ma.shach.TaH4886Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֛לcha.za.'ElH2371to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:

16AndJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202ofAbelmeholahH65shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886to beprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030in thy stead.

17And it shall come to pass, that him thatescapethהַנִּמְלָ֛טha.nim.LatH4422theswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371shallJehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191: and him thatescapethוְהַנִּמְלָ֛טve.ha.nim.LatH4422from theswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shallElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191.

18Yet I haveleftוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604to mesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, all thekneesהַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםha.bir.Ka.yimH1290which have notbowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766toBaalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and everymouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310which hath notkissedנָשַׁ֖קna.ShakH5401him.

19So hedepartedH3212from there, andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֞אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202, who wasplowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790withtwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240yokeצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776of oxenbeforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and he with thetwelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑רbish.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240: andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674by him, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993hismantleאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155upon him.

20And heleftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800theoxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241, andranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let me, I pray thee,kissאֶשְּׁקָה־'e.she.kah-H5401myfatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1and mymotherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517, and then I willfollowאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH3212 H310thee. And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, GobackH3212againשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725: for what have Idoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee?

21And he returnedbackוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromhimמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוme.'a.cha.RavH310, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947ayokeצֶ֧מֶדTze.medH6776ofoxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241, andslewוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yiz.ba.Che.huH2076them, andboiledבִּשְּׁלָ֣םbi.she.LamH1310theirfleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320with theinstrumentsוּבִכְלִ֤יu.vikh.LiH3627of theoxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414to thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971, and theyateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398. Then hearoseוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, andministeredוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פvay.sha.re.Te.huH8334to him.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 19

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