H1168A–בַּעַל–ba.al

And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and serve the Baalim,

הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

yea, they forsake Jehovah, and do service to Baal and to Ashtaroth.

לַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

and the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and forget Jehovah their God, and serve the Baalim and the shrines.

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (בְּעָלִ֖ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And it cometh to pass, on that night, that Jehovah saith to him, `Take the young ox which `is' to thy father, and the second bullock of seven years, and thou hast thrown down the altar of Baal which `is' to thy father, and the shrine which `is' by it thou dost cut down,

הַבַּ֙עַל֙ (בַּ֙עַל֙) Ba.'al “Baal”

And the men of the city rise early in the morning, and lo, broken down hath been the altar of Baal, and the shrine which is by it hath been cut down, and the second bullock hath been offered on the altar which is built.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And the men of the city say unto Joash, `Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which `is' by it.'

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Joash saith to all who have stood against him, `Ye, do ye plead for Baal? ye -- do ye save him? he who pleadeth for him is put to death during the morning; if he `is' a god he himself doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

לַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, `The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And it cometh to pass, when Gideon `is' dead, that the sons of Israel turn back and go a-whoring after the Baalim, and set over them Baal-Berith for a god;

הַבְּעָלִ֑ים (בְּעָלִ֑ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the Bene-Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsake Jehovah, and have not served Him;

הַבְּעָלִ֣ים (בְּעָלִ֣ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, saying, `We have sinned against Thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and serve the Baalim.'

הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (בְּעָלִ֖ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (בְּעָלִ֖ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And it cometh to pass -- hath it been light his walking in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat? -- then he taketh a wife, Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and goeth and serveth Baal, and boweth himself to it,

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;

לַבָּ֑עַל (בָּ֑עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And he saith, `I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the Baalim;

הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

and now, send, gather unto me all Israel, unto the mount of Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the shrine, four hundred -- eating at the table of Jezebel.'

הַבַּ֜עַל (בַּ֜עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

and Elijah cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, `Till when are ye leaping on the two branches? -- if Jehovah `is' God, go after Him; and if Baal, go after him;' and the people have not answered him a word.

הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Elijah saith unto the people, `I -- I have been left a prophet of Jehovah -- by myself; and the prophets of Baal `are' four hundred and fifty men;

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, `Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye `are' the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.'

הַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And they take the bullock that `one' gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, `O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.

הַ֠בַּעַל (בַּעַל) ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֣עַל (בַּ֣עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Elijah saith to them, `Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter them there.

הַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

and I have left in Israel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.'

לַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

and serveth the Baal, and boweth himself to it, and provoketh Jehovah, God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like his father, and like his mother, and he turneth aside the standing-pillar of Baal that his father made;

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”