1 Kings 19
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וַתִּשְׁלַ֤חand she sentאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙Jezebelמַלְאָ֔ךְa messengerאֶל־toאֵלִיָּ֖הוּElijahלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכֹּֽה־thusיַעֲשׂ֤וּןmay they do !אֱלֹהִים֙the godsוְכֹ֣הand thusיוֹסִפ֔וּןmay they add !כִּֽי־ifכָעֵ֤תabout the this timeמָחָר֙tomorrowאָשִׂ֣יםI will makeאֶֽת־obj.נַפְשְׁךָ֔life yourכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁlike the life ofאַחַ֥דoneמֵהֶֽם׃from them
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וְהֽוּא־and heהָלַ֤ךְhe wentבַּמִּדְבָּר֙in the wildernessדֶּ֣רֶךְa journey ofי֔וֹםa dayוַיָּבֹ֕אand he cameוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבand he satתַּ֖חַתunderרֹ֣תֶםa broom plantאֶחָ֑דoneוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לand he askedאֶת־obj.נַפְשׁוֹ֙self hisלָמ֔וּתto dieוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀and he saidרַ֗בenoughעַתָּ֤הnowיְהוָה֙O Yahwehקַ֣חtakeנַפְשִׁ֔יlife myכִּֽי־forלֹא־notט֥וֹבam goodאָנֹכִ֖יIמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃more than ancestors my
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidקַנֹּ֨אcertainly to be zealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיI have been zealousלַיהוָ֣ה׀for Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofצְבָא֗וֹתhostsכִּֽי־forעָזְב֤וּthey have forsakenבְרִֽיתְךָ֙covenant yourבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֶת־obj.מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָaltars yourהָרָ֔סוּthey have torn downוְאֶת־and obj.נְבִיאֶ֖יךָprophets yourהָרְג֣וּthey have killedבֶחָ֑רֶבwith the swordוָֽאִוָּתֵ֤רand I am leftאֲנִי֙Iלְבַדִּ֔יto alone meוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּand they have soughtאֶת־obj.נַפְשִׁ֖יlife myלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃to take away it
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidצֵ֣אgo outוְעָמַדְתָּ֣and you will standבָהָר֮on the mountainלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָה֒Yahwehוְהִנֵּ֧הand there!יְהוָ֣הYahwehעֹבֵ֗רwas passing byוְר֣וּחַand a windגְּדוֹלָ֡הgreatוְחָזָ֞קand strongמְפָרֵק֩was tearingהָרִ֨יםmountainsוּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רand breakingסְלָעִים֙rocksלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֔הYahwehלֹ֥אnotבָר֖וּחַwas in the windיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְאַחַ֤רand was afterהָר֨וּחַthe windרַ֔עַשׁan earthquakeלֹ֥אnotבָרַ֖עַשׁwas in the earthquakeיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַwhen heardאֵלִיָּ֗הוּElijahוַיָּ֤לֶטand he wrappedפָּנָיו֙face hisבְּאַדַּרְתּ֔וֹin cloak hisוַיֵּצֵ֕אand he went outוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דand he stoodפֶּ֣תַחthe entrance ofהַמְּעָרָ֑הthe caveוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!אֵלָיו֙was to himק֔וֹלa voiceוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand it saidמַה־what?לְּךָ֥is to youפֹ֖הhereאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃O Elijah
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidקַנֹּ֨אcertainly to be zealousקִנֵּ֜אתִיI have been zealousלַיהוָ֣ה׀for Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofצְבָא֗וֹתhostsכִּֽי־forעָזְב֤וּthey have forsakenבְרִֽיתְךָ֙covenant yourבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֶת־obj.מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָaltars yourהָרָ֔סוּthey have torn downוְאֶת־and obj.נְבִיאֶ֖יךָprophets yourהָרְג֣וּthey have killedבֶחָ֑רֶבwith the swordוָאִוָּתֵ֤רand I am leftאֲנִי֙Iלְבַדִּ֔יto alone meוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּand they have soughtאֶת־obj.נַפְשִׁ֖יlife myלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ סto take away it
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentמִ֠שָּׁםfrom thereוַיִּמְצָ֞אand he foundאֶת־obj.אֱלִישָׁ֤עElishaבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָט֙Shaphatוְה֣וּאand heחֹרֵ֔שׁwas plowingשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֤רtenצְמָדִים֙pairsלְפָנָ֔יוwere to before himוְה֖וּאand heבִּשְׁנֵ֣יםwas with two plusהֶעָשָׂ֑רthe tenוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רand he passed onאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Elijahאֵלָ֔יוto himוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְand he threwאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹcloak hisאֵלָֽיו׃to him
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וַיַּעֲזֹ֣בand he leftאֶת־obj.הַבָּקָ֗רthe oxenוַיָּ֙רָץ֙and he ranאַחֲרֵ֣יafterאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּElijahוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאֶשְּׁקָה־I want to kissנָּא֙pleaseלְאָבִ֣יto father myוּלְאִמִּ֔יand to mother myוְאֵלְכָ֖הand I will goאַחֲרֶ֑יךָafter youוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to himלֵ֣ךְgoשׁ֔וּבturn backכִּ֥יforמֶה־what?עָשִׂ֖יתִיhave I doneלָֽךְ׃to you
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וַיָּ֨שָׁבand he turned backמֵאַחֲרָ֜יוfrom after himוַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookאֶת־obj.צֶ֧מֶדthe pair ofהַבָּקָ֣רthe oxenוַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּand he sacrificed itוּבִכְלִ֤יand with the equipment ofהַבָּקָר֙the oxenבִּשְּׁלָ֣םhe cooked themהַבָּשָׂ֔רthe fleshוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he gave itלָעָ֖םto the peopleוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּand they ateוַיָּ֗קָםand he aroseוַיֵּ֛לֶךְand he wentאַחֲרֵ֥יafterאֵלִיָּ֖הוּElijahוַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פand he served him
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