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וַיְהִי, יָמִים רַבִּים, וּדְבַר-יְהוָה הָיָה אֶל-אֵלִיָּהוּ, בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית לֵאמֹר: לֵךְ הֵרָאֵה אֶל-אַחְאָב, וְאֶתְּנָה מָטָר עַל-פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה.
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And it came to pass after many days, that the word of YAHOWAH came to Elijah, in the third year, saying: 'Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and I will send rain upon the land.'
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וַיֵּלֶךְ, אֵלִיָּהוּ, לְהֵרָאוֹת, אֶל-אַחְאָב; וְהָרָעָב חָזָק, בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן.
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And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
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ג
וַיִּקְרָא אַחְאָב, אֶל-עֹבַדְיָהוּ אֲשֶׁר עַל-הַבָּיִת; וְעֹבַדְיָהוּ, הָיָה יָרֵא אֶת-יְהוָה--מְאֹד.
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And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household.--Now Obadiah feared YAHOWAH greatly;
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וַיְהִי בְּהַכְרִית אִיזֶבֶל, אֵת נְבִיאֵי יְהוָה; וַיִּקַּח עֹבַדְיָהוּ מֵאָה נְבִיאִים, וַיַּחְבִּיאֵם חֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ בַּמְּעָרָה, וְכִלְכְּלָם, לֶחֶם וָמָיִם.
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for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of YAHOWAH, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.--
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וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב, אֶל-עֹבַדְיָהוּ, לֵךְ בָּאָרֶץ אֶל-כָּל-מַעְיְנֵי הַמַּיִם, וְאֶל כָּל-הַנְּחָלִים; אוּלַי נִמְצָא חָצִיר, וּנְחַיֶּה סוּס וָפֶרֶד, וְלוֹא נַכְרִית, מֵהַבְּהֵמָה.
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And Ahab said unto Obadiah: 'Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks; peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.'
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וַיְחַלְּקוּ לָהֶם אֶת-הָאָרֶץ, לַעֲבָר-בָּהּ: אַחְאָב הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד, לְבַדּוֹ, וְעֹבַדְיָהוּ הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ-אֶחָד, לְבַדּוֹ.
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So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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וַיְהִי עֹבַדְיָהוּ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וְהִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ; וַיַּכִּרֵהוּ, וַיִּפֹּל עַל-פָּנָיו, וַיֹּאמֶר, הַאַתָּה זֶה אֲדֹנִי אֵלִיָּהוּ.
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And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said: 'Is it thou, my lord Elijah?'
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ח
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, אָנִי; לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ, הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ.
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And he answered him: 'It is I; go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.'
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ט
וַיֹּאמֶר, מֶה חָטָאתִי: כִּי-אַתָּה נֹתֵן אֶת-עַבְדְּךָ, בְּיַד-אַחְאָב--לַהֲמִיתֵנִי.
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And he said: 'Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
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חַי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אִם-יֶשׁ-גּוֹי וּמַמְלָכָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא-שָׁלַח אֲדֹנִי שָׁם לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ, וְאָמְרוּ, אָיִן; וְהִשְׁבִּיעַ אֶת-הַמַּמְלָכָה וְאֶת-הַגּוֹי, כִּי לֹא יִמְצָאֶכָּה.
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As YAHOWAH thy Eloheem liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said: He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
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יא
וְעַתָּה, אַתָּה אֹמֵר: לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ, הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ.
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And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.
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יב
וְהָיָה אֲנִי אֵלֵךְ מֵאִתָּךְ, וְרוּחַ יְהוָה יִשָּׂאֲךָ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא-אֵדָע, וּבָאתִי לְהַגִּיד לְאַחְאָב וְלֹא יִמְצָאֲךָ, וַהֲרָגָנִי; וְעַבְדְּךָ יָרֵא אֶת-יְהוָה, מִנְּעֻרָי.
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And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of YAHOWAH will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant fear YAHOWAH from my youth.
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יג
הֲלֹא-הֻגַּד לַאדֹנִי, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשִׂיתִי, בַּהֲרֹג אִיזֶבֶל, אֵת נְבִיאֵי יְהוָה; וָאַחְבִּא מִנְּבִיאֵי יְהוָה מֵאָה אִישׁ, חֲמִשִּׁים חֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ בַּמְּעָרָה, וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵם, לֶחֶם וָמָיִם.
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Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of YAHOWAH, how I hid a hundred men of YAHOWAH'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
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יד
וְעַתָּה אַתָּה אֹמֵר, לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ; וַהֲרָגָנִי. {ס}
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And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.'
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טו
וַיֹּאמֶר, אֵלִיָּהוּ, חַי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו: כִּי הַיּוֹם, אֵרָאֶה אֵלָיו.
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And Elijah said: 'As YAHOWAH of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to-day.'
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טז
וַיֵּלֶךְ עֹבַדְיָהוּ לִקְרַאת אַחְאָב, וַיַּגֶּד-לוֹ; וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחְאָב, לִקְרַאת אֵלִיָּהוּ.
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So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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יז
וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת אַחְאָב, אֶת-אֵלִיָּהוּ; וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב אֵלָיו, הַאַתָּה זֶה עֹכֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל.
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And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him: 'Is it thou, thou troubler of Yisrael?'
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יח
וַיֹּאמֶר, לֹא עָכַרְתִּי אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי אִם-אַתָּה, וּבֵית אָבִיךָ--בַּעֲזָבְכֶם אֶת-מִצְות יְהוָה, וַתֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִים.
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And he answered: 'I have not troubled Yisrael; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of YAHOWAH, and thou hast followed the falsegod.
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יט
וְעַתָּה, שְׁלַח קְבֹץ אֵלַי אֶת-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל--אֶל-הַר הַכַּרְמֶל; וְאֶת-נְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים, וּנְבִיאֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת, אֹכְלֵי, שֻׁלְחַן אִיזָבֶל.
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Now therefore send, and gather to me all Yisrael unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of the falsegod four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the a falsegod four hundred, that eat at Jezebel's table.'
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כ
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַחְאָב, בְּכָל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת-הַנְּבִיאִים, אֶל-הַר הַכַּרְמֶל.
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And Ahab sent unto all the children of Yisrael, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
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כא
וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶל-כָּל-הָעָם, וַיֹּאמֶר עַד-מָתַי אַתֶּם פֹּסְחִים עַל-שְׁתֵּי הַסְּעִפִּים--אִם-יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים לְכוּ אַחֲרָיו, וְאִם-הַבַּעַל לְכוּ אַחֲרָיו; וְלֹא-עָנוּ הָעָם אֹתוֹ, דָּבָר.
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And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said: 'How long halt ye between two opinions? if YAHOWAH be Eloheem, follow Him; but if the falsegod, follow him.' And the people answered him not a word.
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כב
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ, אֶל-הָעָם, אֲנִי נוֹתַרְתִּי נָבִיא לַיהוָה, לְבַדִּי; וּנְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל, אַרְבַּע-מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ.
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Then said Elijah unto the people: 'I, even I only, am left a prophet of YAHOWAH; but the falsegod's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
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כג
וְיִתְּנוּ-לָנוּ שְׁנַיִם פָּרִים, וְיִבְחֲרוּ לָהֶם הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וִינַתְּחֻהוּ וְיָשִׂימוּ עַל-הָעֵצִים, וְאֵשׁ, לֹא יָשִׂימוּ; וַאֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת-הַפָּר הָאֶחָד, וְנָתַתִּי עַל-הָעֵצִים, וְאֵשׁ, לֹא אָשִׂים.
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Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
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כד
וּקְרָאתֶם בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, וַאֲנִי אֶקְרָא בְשֵׁם-יְהוָה, וְהָיָה הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר-יַעֲנֶה בָאֵשׁ, הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים; וַיַּעַן כָּל-הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ, טוֹב הַדָּבָר.
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And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of YAHOWAH; and the Eloheem that answereth by fire, let him be Eloheem.' And all the people answered and said: 'It is well spoken.'
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כה
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לִנְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל, בַּחֲרוּ לָכֶם הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וַעֲשׂוּ רִאשֹׁנָה, כִּי אַתֶּם, הָרַבִּים; וְקִרְאוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, וְאֵשׁ לֹא תָשִׂימוּ.
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And Elijah said unto the prophets of the falsegod: 'Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under.'
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כו
וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת-הַפָּר אֲשֶׁר-נָתַן לָהֶם, וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, וַיִּקְרְאוּ בְשֵׁם-הַבַּעַל מֵהַבֹּקֶר וְעַד-הַצָּהֳרַיִם לֵאמֹר הַבַּעַל עֲנֵנוּ, וְאֵין קוֹל וְאֵין עֹנֶה; וַיְפַסְּחוּ, עַל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה.
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And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of the falsegod from morning even until noon, saying: 'O the falsegod, answer us.' But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made.
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כז
וַיְהִי בַצָּהֳרַיִם וַיְהַתֵּל בָּהֶם אֵלִיָּהוּ, וַיֹּאמֶר קִרְאוּ בְקוֹל-גָּדוֹל כִּי-אֱלֹהִים הוּא--כִּי שִׂיחַ וְכִי-שִׂיג לוֹ, וְכִי-דֶרֶךְ לוֹ; אוּלַי יָשֵׁן הוּא, וְיִקָץ.
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And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said: 'Cry aloud; for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.'
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כח
וַיִּקְרְאוּ, בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל, וַיִּתְגֹּדְדוּ כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם, בַּחֲרָבוֹת וּבָרְמָחִים--עַד-שְׁפָךְ-דָּם, עֲלֵיהֶם.
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And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
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כט
וַיְהִי, כַּעֲבֹר הַצָּהֳרַיִם, וַיִּתְנַבְּאוּ, עַד לַעֲלוֹת הַמִּנְחָה; וְאֵין-קוֹל וְאֵין-עֹנֶה, וְאֵין קָשֶׁב.
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And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening offering; but their was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
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ל
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לְכָל-הָעָם גְּשׁוּ אֵלַי, וַיִּגְּשׁוּ כָל-הָעָם אֵלָיו; וַיְרַפֵּא אֶת-מִזְבַּח יְהוָה, הֶהָרוּס.
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And Elijah said unto all the people: 'Come near unto me'; and all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of YAHOWAH that was thrown down.
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לא
וַיִּקַּח אֵלִיָּהוּ, שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים, כְּמִסְפַּר, שִׁבְטֵי בְנֵי-יַעֲקֹב--אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר, יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיֶה שְׁמֶךָ.
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And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of YAHOWAH came, saying: 'Yisrael shall be thy name.'
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לב
וַיִּבְנֶה אֶת-הָאֲבָנִים מִזְבֵּחַ, בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה; וַיַּעַשׂ תְּעָלָה, כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם זֶרַע, סָבִיב, לַמִּזְבֵּחַ.
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And with the stones he built an altar in the name of YAHOWAH; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
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לג
וַיַּעֲרֹךְ, אֶת-הָעֵצִים; וַיְנַתַּח, אֶת-הַפָּר, וַיָּשֶׂם, עַל-הָעֵצִים.
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And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood.
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לד
וַיֹּאמֶר, מִלְאוּ אַרְבָּעָה כַדִּים מַיִם, וְיִצְקוּ עַל-הָעֹלָה, וְעַל-הָעֵצִים; וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁנוּ וַיִּשְׁנוּ, וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלֵּשׁוּ וַיְשַׁלֵּשׁוּ.
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And he said: 'Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.' And he said: 'Do it the second time'; and they did it the second time. And he said: 'Do it the third time'; and they did it the third time.
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לה
וַיֵּלְכוּ הַמַּיִם, סָבִיב לַמִּזְבֵּחַ; וְגַם אֶת-הַתְּעָלָה, מִלֵּא-מָיִם.
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And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
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לו
וַיְהִי בַּעֲלוֹת הַמִּנְחָה, וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמַר, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיִשְׂרָאֵל, הַיּוֹם יִוָּדַע כִּי-אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ; ובדבריך (וּבִדְבָרְךָ) עָשִׂיתִי, אֵת כָּל-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה.
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And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening offering, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said: 'O YAHOWAH, the Eloheem of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Yisrael, let it be known this day that Thou art Eloheem in Yisrael, and that I am Thy servant, and that I have done all these things at Thy word.
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לז
עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה, עֲנֵנִי, וְיֵדְעוּ הָעָם הַזֶּה, כִּי-אַתָּה יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים; וְאַתָּה הֲסִבֹּתָ אֶת-לִבָּם, אֲחֹרַנִּית.
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Hear me, O YAHOWAH, hear me, that this people may know that Thou, LORD, art Eloheem, for Thou didst turn their heart backward.'
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לח
וַתִּפֹּל אֵשׁ-יְהוָה, וַתֹּאכַל אֶת-הָעֹלָה וְאֶת-הָעֵצִים, וְאֶת-הָאֲבָנִים, וְאֶת-הֶעָפָר; וְאֶת-הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר-בַּתְּעָלָה, לִחֵכָה.
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Then the fire of YAHOWAH fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
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לט
וַיַּרְא, כָּל-הָעָם, וַיִּפְּלוּ, עַל-פְּנֵיהֶם; וַיֹּאמְרוּ--יְהוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, יְהוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים.
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And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said: 'YAHOWAH, He is Eloheem; YAHOWAH, He is Eloheem.'
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מ
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לָהֶם תִּפְשׂוּ אֶת-נְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל, אִישׁ אַל-יִמָּלֵט מֵהֶם--וַיִּתְפְּשׂוּם; וַיּוֹרִדֵם אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶל-נַחַל קִישׁוֹן, וַיִּשְׁחָטֵם שָׁם.
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And Elijah said unto them: 'Take the prophets of the falsegod; let not one of them escape.' And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
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מא
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לְאַחְאָב, עֲלֵה אֱכֹל וּשְׁתֵה: כִּי-קוֹל, הֲמוֹן הַגָּשֶׁם.
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And Elijah said unto Ahab: 'Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.'
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מב
וַיַּעֲלֶה אַחְאָב, לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת; וְאֵלִיָּהוּ עָלָה אֶל-רֹאשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל, וַיִּגְהַר אַרְצָה, וַיָּשֶׂם פָּנָיו, בֵּין בִּרְכָּו.
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So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.
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מג
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-נַעֲרוֹ, עֲלֵה-נָא הַבֵּט דֶּרֶךְ-יָם, וַיַּעַל וַיַּבֵּט, וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין מְאוּמָה; וַיֹּאמֶר, שֻׁב שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים.
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And he said to his servant: 'Go up now, look toward the sea.' And he went up, and looked, and said: 'There is nothing.' And he said: 'Go again seven times.'
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מד
וַיְהִי, בַּשְּׁבִעִית, וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה-עָב קְטַנָּה כְּכַף-אִישׁ, עֹלָה מִיָּם; וַיֹּאמֶר, עֲלֵה אֱמֹר אֶל-אַחְאָב אֱסֹר וָרֵד, וְלֹא יַעֲצָרְכָה, הַגָּשֶׁם.
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And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said: 'Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand.' And he said: 'Go up, say unto Ahab: Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.'
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מה
וַיְהִי עַד-כֹּה וְעַד-כֹּה, וְהַשָּׁמַיִם הִתְקַדְּרוּ עָבִים וְרוּחַ, וַיְהִי, גֶּשֶׁם גָּדוֹל; וַיִּרְכַּב אַחְאָב, וַיֵּלֶךְ יִזְרְעֶאלָה.
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And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
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מו
וְיַד-יְהוָה, הָיְתָה אֶל-אֵלִיָּהוּ, וַיְשַׁנֵּס, מָתְנָיו; וַיָּרָץ לִפְנֵי אַחְאָב, עַד-בֹּאֲכָה יִזְרְעֶאלָה.
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And the hand of YAHOWAH was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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