H9002–/וְ–v

And it shall come to pass when I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whither I know not; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me; and I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.

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

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water?

וָמָֽיִם׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baals.

וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.

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

Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him; and if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

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

And Elijah said to the people, I, only I, remain a prophet of Jehovah; and Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

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

Let them therefore give us two bullocks: and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and put it on the wood, and put no fire; and I will sacrifice the other bullock, and put it on the wood, and put no fire.

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 call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.

וַֽאֲנִי֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.

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

And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us! But there was no voice, and none answered. And they leaped about the altar that had been made.

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

And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; for he is meditating, or gone aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he sleeps, and will awake.

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

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.

וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the [ergänzt: time] of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any that answered, nor any attention.

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

and he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four pitchers with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.

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

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

וְגַ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass at [ergänzt: the time of] the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things by thy word.

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

Answer me, Jehovah, answer me, that this people may know that thou Jehovah art God, and [ergänzt: that] *thou* hast turned their heart back again.

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

And the fire of Jehovah 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.

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

And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

וּשְׁתֵ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.

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

And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Harness and go down, that the pour of rain stop thee not.

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

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black [ergänzt: with] clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.

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

And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.

וְיַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and in detail how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”