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and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who `is' over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --

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

and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, `Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;

וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and Obadiah `is' in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, `Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

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

And he saith to him, `I `am'; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he saith, `What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab -- to put me to death?

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Jehovah thy God liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and they said, He is not, then he caused the kingdom and the nation to swear, that it doth not find thee;

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

and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah from my youth.

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

`Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?

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

and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah -- and he hath slain me!'

וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And Elijah saith, `Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto him.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth `it' to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,

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

and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, `Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'

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

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;

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

And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;

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

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.

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

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;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and let them give to us two bullocks, and they choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and place `it' on the wood, and place no fire; and I -- I prepare the other bullock, and have put `it' on the wood, and fire I do not place; --

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and ye have called in the name of your god, and I -- I call in the name of Jehovah, and it hath been, the god who answereth by fire -- He `is' the God.' And all the people answer and say, `Good `is' the word.'

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

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.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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.

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

And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, `Call with a loud voice, for he `is' a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

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

And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood `is' on them;

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

and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.

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