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And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.)

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם (וַֽ) va “and”וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from d

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.

וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.

וְאָמְר֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַ (וְ) ve. “and”

And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the

וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָ֨אתִי (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי (וַ) va. “and”

Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?

וָאַחְבִּא֩ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”

And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.

וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”

So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.

וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had

וַ֠יִּקְחוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.

וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ (וַ) va “and”