1 Kings 18

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וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙and he went אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּElijah לְהֵרָא֖וֹתto present himself אֶל־to אַחְאָ֑בAhab וְהָרָעָ֖בand the famine חָזָ֥קwas severe בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃in Samaria

וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he summoned אַחְאָ֔בAhab אֶל־to עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּObadiah אֲשֶׁ֣רwho עַל־was over הַבָּ֑יִתthe household וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּand Obadiah הָיָ֥הhe was יָרֵ֛אfearing אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahweh מְאֹֽד׃exceedingly

וַיְהִי֙and it was בְּהַכְרִ֣יתwhen cut off אִיזֶ֔בֶלJezebel אֵ֖תobj.נְבִיאֵ֣יthe prophets of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּObadiah מֵאָ֣הone hundred נְבִאִ֗יםprophets וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םand he hid them חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםfifty אִישׁ֙man בַּמְּעָרָ֔הin the cave וְכִלְכְּלָ֖םand he supplied them לֶ֥חֶםfood וָמָֽיִם׃and water

וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּand they dividedלָהֶ֛םto themselvesאֶת־obj.הָאָ֖רֶץthe land לַֽעֲבָר־to passבָּ֑הּin itאַחְאָ֞בAhab הָלַ֨ךְhe went בְּדֶ֤רֶךְin a direction אֶחָד֙one לְבַדּ֔וֹto only him וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּand Obadiah הָלַ֥ךְhe went בְּדֶרֶךְ־in a direction אֶחָ֖דone לְבַדּֽוֹ׃to only him

וַיְהִ֤יand he was עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙Obadiah בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְon the way וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!אֵלִיָּ֖הוּElijah לִקְרָאת֑וֹto meet him וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙and he recognized him וַיִּפֹּ֣לand he fell עַל־on פָּנָ֔יוface his וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said הַאַתָּ֥ה¿ you זֶ֖הis this אֲדֹנִ֥יO lord my אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Elijah

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidל֖וֹto himאָ֑נִיit is I לֵ֛ךְgo אֱמֹ֥רsay לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָto masters your הִנֵּ֥הhere!אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Elijah

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said מֶ֣הwhat?חָטָ֑אתִיhave I sinned כִּֽי־that אַתָּ֞הyou נֹתֵ֧ןare giving אֶֽת־obj.עַבְדְּךָ֛servant your בְּיַד־in the hand of אַחְאָ֖בAhab לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃to put to death me

וְעַתָּ֖הand now אַתָּ֣הyou אֹמֵ֑רare saying לֵ֛ךְgo אֱמֹ֥רsay לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָto masters your הִנֵּ֥הhere!אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Elijah

וְעַתָּה֙and now אַתָּ֣הyou אֹמֵ֔רare saying לֵ֛ךְgo אֱמֹ֥רsay לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָto masters your הִנֵּ֣הhere!אֵלִיָּ֑הוּElijah וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ סand he will kill me

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּElijah חַ֚יby the life יְהוָ֣הof Yahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom עָמַ֖דְתִּיI stand לְפָנָ֑יוto before him כִּ֥יfor הַיּ֖וֹםthis day אֵרָאֶ֥הI will present myself אֵלָֽיו׃to him

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְand he went עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּObadiah לִקְרַ֥אתto meet אַחְאָ֖בAhab וַיַּגֶּד־and he toldל֑וֹto himוַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he went אַחְאָ֖בAhab לִקְרַ֥אתto meet אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃Elijah

וַיְהִ֛יand it was כִּרְא֥וֹתwhen saw אַחְאָ֖בAhab אֶת־obj.אֵלִיָּ֑הוּElijah וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said אַחְאָב֙Ahab אֵלָ֔יוto him הַאַתָּ֥ה¿ you זֶ֖הis this עֹכֵ֥רO one who troubles יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said לֹ֤אnot עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙I have troubled אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael כִּ֥יthat אִם־except אַתָּ֖הyou וּבֵ֣יתand the household of אָבִ֑יךָfather your בַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙because have forsaken you אֶת־obj.מִצְוֹ֣תthe commandments of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַתֵּ֖לֶךְand you have walked אַחֲרֵ֥יafter הַבְּעָלִֽים׃the Baals

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he sent אַחְאָ֖בAhab בְּכָל־among all בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץand he gathered אֶת־obj.הַנְּבִיאִ֖יםthe prophets אֶל־to הַ֥רthe mountain of הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃the Carmel

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Elijah אֶל־to הָעָ֔םthe people אֲנִ֞יI נוֹתַ֧רְתִּיI am left נָבִ֛יאa prophet לַיהוָ֖הof Yahweh לְבַדִּ֑יto alone me וּנְבִיאֵ֣יand the prophets of הַבַּ֔עַלthe Baal אַרְבַּע־are four מֵא֥וֹתhundreds וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםand fifty אִֽישׁ׃man

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said אֵלִיָּ֜הוּElijah לִנְבִיאֵ֣יto the prophets of הַבַּ֗עַלthe Baal בַּחֲר֨וּchooseלָכֶ֜םfor yourselvesהַפָּ֤רthe young bull הָֽאֶחָד֙the one וַעֲשׂ֣וּand prepare it רִאשֹׁנָ֔הfirst כִּ֥יfor אַתֶּ֖םyou הָרַבִּ֑יםare the many וְקִרְאוּ֙and call בְּשֵׁ֣םon the name of אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔םgod your וְאֵ֖שׁand fire לֹ֥אnot תָשִֽׂימוּ׃you will set

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙and they called out בְּק֣וֹלwith a voice גָּד֔וֹלgreat וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙and they cut themselves כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םaccording to custom their בַּחֲרָב֖וֹתwith the swords וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםand with the lances עַד־until שְׁפָךְ־poured out דָּ֖םblood עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃over them

וַֽיְהִי֙and it was כַּעֲבֹ֣רwhen passed הַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִםthe noontides וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּand they prophesied עַ֖דuntil לַעֲל֣וֹתto goes up הַמִּנְחָ֑הthe offering וְאֵֽין־and there not ק֥וֹלwas a sound וְאֵין־and there not עֹנֶ֖הwas one who answered וְאֵ֥יןand there not קָֽשֶׁב׃was attention

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said אֵלִיָּ֤הוּElijah לְכָל־to all הָעָם֙the people גְּשׁ֣וּdraw near אֵלַ֔יto me וַיִּגְּשׁ֥וּand they drew near כָל־all הָעָ֖םthe people אֵלָ֑יוto him וַיְרַפֵּ֛אand he repaired אֶת־obj.מִזְבַּ֥חthe altar of יְהוָ֖הYahweh הֶהָרֽוּס׃that was torn down

וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took אֵלִיָּ֗הוּElijah שְׁתֵּ֤יםtwo plus עֶשְׂרֵה֙ten אֲבָנִ֔יםstones כְּמִסְפַּ֖רaccording to the number of שִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes of בְנֵֽי־the sons of יַעֲקֹ֑בJacob אֲשֶׁר֩whom הָיָ֨הit had come דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֤הYahweh אֵלָיו֙to him לֵאמֹ֔רto saying יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael יִהְיֶ֥הit will be שְׁמֶֽךָ׃name your

וַיִּבְנֶ֧הand he built אֶת־obj.הָאֲבָנִ֛יםthe stones מִזְבֵּ֖חַan altar בְּשֵׁ֣םin the name of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וַיַּ֣עַשׂand he made תְּעָלָ֗הa trench כְּבֵית֙like a receptacle of סָאתַ֣יִםtwo seahs זֶ֔רַעseed סָבִ֖יבaround לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃to the altar

וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְand he arranged וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said אֶת־obj.מִלְא֨וּfill הָֽעֵצִ֑יםthe woods אַרְבָּעָ֤הfour וַיְנַתַּח֙and he cut it in pieces כַדִּים֙jars אֶת־obj.מַ֔יִםwater הַפָּ֔רthe young bull וְיִֽצְק֥וּand pour it וַיָּ֖שֶׂםand he put it עַל־on עַל־on הָעֹלָ֖הthe burnt offering הָעֵצִֽים׃the woods וְעַל־and on הָעֵצִ֑יםthe woods

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said שְׁנוּ֙do again וַיִּשְׁנ֔וּand they did again וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said שַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּdo a third time וַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃and they did a third time

וַיֵּלְכ֣וּand they went הַמַּ֔יִםthe waters סָבִ֖יבaround לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַto the altar וְגַ֥םand also אֶת־obj.הַתְּעָלָ֖הthe trench מִלֵּא־he filled מָֽיִם׃water

עֲנֵ֤נִיanswer me יְהוָה֙O Yahweh עֲנֵ֔נִיanswer me וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙so they may know הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֔הthe this כִּֽי־that אַתָּ֥הyou יְהוָ֖הO Yahweh הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםare the God וְאַתָּ֛הand you הֲסִבֹּ֥תָyou have turned around אֶת־obj.לִבָּ֖םheart their אֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃backwards

וַתִּפֹּ֣לand it fell אֵשׁ־the fire of יְהוָ֗הYahweh וַתֹּ֤אכַלand it consumed אֶת־obj.הָֽעֹלָה֙the burnt offering וְאֶת־and obj.הָ֣עֵצִ֔יםthe woods וְאֶת־and obj.הָאֲבָנִ֖יםthe stones וְאֶת־and obj.הֶעָפָ֑רthe dust וְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּ֥יִםthe water אֲשֶׁר־which בַּתְּעָלָ֖הwas in the trench לִחֵֽכָה׃it licked up

וַיַּרְא֙and it saw כָּל־all הָעָ֔םthe people וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּand they fell עַל־on פְּנֵיהֶ֑םfaces their וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said יְהוָה֙Yahweh ה֣וּאhe הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםis the God יְהוָ֖הYahweh ה֥וּאhe הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃is the God

וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he said אֵלִיָּ֨הוּElijahלָהֶ֜םto themתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀seize אֶת־obj.נְבִיאֵ֣יthe prophets of הַבַּ֗עַלthe Baal אִ֛ישׁanyone אַל־may not יִמָּלֵ֥טhe escapeמֵהֶ֖םof themוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםand they seized them וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םand he brought down them אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Elijah אֶל־to נַ֣חַלthe wadi of קִישׁ֔וֹןKishon וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םand he slaughtered them שָֽׁם׃there

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Elijah לְאַחְאָ֔בto Ahab עֲלֵ֖הgo up אֱכֹ֣לeat וּשְׁתֵ֑הand drink כִּי־for ק֖וֹלthe sound of הֲמ֥וֹןthe noise of הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃the rain

וַיַּעֲלֶ֥הand he went up אַחְאָ֖בAhab לֶאֱכֹ֣לto eat וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתand to drink וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּand Elijah עָלָ֨הhe went up אֶל־to רֹ֤אשׁthe top of הַכַּרְמֶל֙the Carmel וַיִּגְהַ֣רand he crouched אַ֔רְצָהthe ground towards וַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he put פָּנָ֖יוface his בֵּ֥יןbetween בִּרְכָּֽיו׃knees his

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אֶֽל־to נַעֲר֗וֹservant his עֲלֵֽה־go up נָא֙please הַבֵּ֣טlook דֶּֽרֶךְ־the direction of יָ֔םthe sea וַיַּ֙עַל֙and he went up וַיַּבֵּ֔טand he looked וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said אֵ֣יןthere not מְא֑וּמָהis anything וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said שֻׁ֖בgo back שֶׁ֥בַעseven פְּעָמִֽים׃times

וַיְהִ֣י׀and it was עַד־until כֹּ֣הthus וְעַד־and until כֹּ֗הthus וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙and the heavens הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙they grew dark עָבִ֣יםclouds וְר֔וּחַand wind וַיְהִ֖יand it was גֶּ֣שֶׁםrain גָּד֑וֹלgreat וַיִּרְכַּ֥בand he rode אַחְאָ֖בAhab וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he went יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃Jezreel towards

וְיַד־and the hand of יְהוָ֗הYahweh הָֽיְתָה֙it was אֶל־to אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּElijah וַיְשַׁנֵּ֖סand he girded up מָתְנָ֑יוloins his וַיָּ֙רָץ֙and he ran לִפְנֵ֣יto before אַחְאָ֔בAhab עַד־until בֹּאֲכָ֖הcoming you יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃Jezreel towards

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