H9002–/וְ–v

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

וְר֨וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַבְדְּךָ֛ (וְ) ve. “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?

וָמָֽיִם׃ (וָ) va. “and”

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

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “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.

וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים (וַ) va. “and”וּנְבִיאֵ֤י (וּ) u. “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.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וּנְבִיאֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (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.

וְיִתְּנוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִבְחֲר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְיָשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וְאֵ֖שׁ (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.

וַֽאֲנִי֙ (וַֽ) 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.

וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”וְקִרְאוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖שׁ (וְ) ve. “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

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “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.

וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִקָֽץ׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

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

וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑ים (וּ) u. “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.

וְאֵֽין־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;

וְיִֽצְק֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

וְגַ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your or

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וּבִדְבָרְךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”

Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again.

וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.

וּשְׁתֵ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.

וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.

וָרֵ֔ד (וָ) va. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְר֔וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.

וְיַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Ahab gave Jezebel news of all Elijah had done, and how he had put all the prophets to death with the sword.

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”