21 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.18.21",
"source": "וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ עַד־מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַסְּעִפִּים֒ אִם־יְהוָ֤ה הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְאִם־הַבַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yiggaš* *ʾēliyyāhû* to-all-the-*ʿām* *wə-yōʾmer* until-*mātay* *ʾattem* *pōsəḥîm* on-*štê* the-*səʿippîm* if-*YHWH* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *lekû* after-him and-if-the-*baʿal* *lekû* after-him and-*lōʾ*-*ʿānû* the-*ʿām* him *dābār*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiggaš*": "conjunction + narrative imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *nāgaš* - and he approached",
"*ʾēliyyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine - Elijah",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + narrative imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*mātay*": "interrogative adverb - when/how long",
"*ʾattem*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you",
"*pōsəḥîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural of *pāsaḥ* - limping/hesitating",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/over",
"*štê*": "number, feminine dual construct - two of",
"*ha-səʿippîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the divided opinions/branches",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (intensive) - the God",
"*lekû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural of *hālak* - go/walk",
"*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him",
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*ha-baʿal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Baal",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʿānû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural of *ʿānâ* - they answered",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/thing"
},
"variants": {
"*pōsəḥîm*": "limping/wavering/hesitating/skipping between",
"*səʿippîm*": "divided opinions/branches/forks in the road/thoughts",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.18.22",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם אֲנִ֞י נוֹתַ֧רְתִּי נָבִ֛יא לַיהוָ֖ה לְבַדִּ֑י וּנְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֔עַל אַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾēliyyāhû* to-the-*ʿām* *ʾănî* *nôtartî* *nābîʾ* to-*YHWH* *ləbaddî* and-*nəbîʾê* the-*baʿal* four-*mēʾôt* and-fifty *ʾîš*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + narrative imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said",
"*ʾēliyyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine - Elijah",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*nôtartî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st person singular of *yātar* - I am left/I remain",
"*nābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prophet",
"*la-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to/for Yahweh/the LORD",
"*ləbaddî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - by myself/alone",
"*û-nəbîʾê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and prophets of",
"*ha-baʿal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Baal",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "number, cardinal - four",
"*mēʾôt*": "hundreds",
"*wa-ḥămiššîm*": "conjunction + number, cardinal - and fifty",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/men"
},
"variants": {
"*nôtartî*": "I remain/I am left/I alone am left",
"*ləbaddî*": "by myself/alone/only me"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.18.23",
"source": "וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ שְׁנַ֣יִם פָּרִ֗ים וְיִבְחֲר֣וּ לָהֶם֩ הַפָּ֨ר הָאֶחָ֜ד וִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּ וְיָשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ עַל־הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאֵ֖שׁ לֹ֣א יָשִׂ֑ימוּ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה ׀ אֶת־הַפָּ֣ר הָאֶחָ֗ד וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ עַל־הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א אָשִֽׂים׃",
"text": "*wə-yittənû*-to-us two *pārîm* and-*yibḥărû* for-themselves the-*pār* the-one and-*yənattəḥûhû* and-*yāśîmû* on-the-*ʿēṣîm* and-*ʾēš* *lōʾ* *yāśîmû* and-*ʾănî* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *ʾet*-the-*pār* the-one and-*nātattî* on-the-*ʿēṣîm* and-*ʾēš* *lōʾ* *ʾāśîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yittənû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *nātan* - and let them give",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - to us",
"*šənayim*": "number, masculine dual - two",
"*pārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bulls",
"*wə-yibḥărû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *bāḥar* - and let them choose",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves",
"*ha-pār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bull",
"*hā-ʾeḥād*": "definite article + number, masculine singular - the one",
"*wî-nattəḥûhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *nātaḥ* + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and let them cut it in pieces",
"*wə-yāśîmû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *śîm* - and let them place",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on",
"*hā-ʿēṣîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the wood/sticks",
"*wə-ʾēš*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and fire",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāśîmû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *śîm* - they will place",
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person singular - and I",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular of *ʿāśâ* - I will prepare",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-pār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bull",
"*hā-ʾeḥād*": "definite article + number, masculine singular - the one",
"*wə-nātattî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 1st person singular of *nātan* - and I will put",
"*ʾāśîm*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular of *śîm* - I will place"
},
"variants": {
"*pār*": "bull/young bull/bullock",
"*yənattəḥûhû*": "cut it in pieces/cut it up/dismember it",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "wood/trees/sticks/pieces of wood"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.18.24",
"source": "וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם וֽ͏ַאֲנִי֙ אֶקְרָ֣א בְשֵׁם־יְהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֧ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בָאֵ֖שׁ ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֧עַן כָּל־הָעָ֛ם וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ ט֥וֹב הַדָּבָֽר׃",
"text": "*û-qərāʾtem* in-*šēm* *ʾĕlōhêkem* and-*ʾănî* *ʾeqrāʾ* in-*šēm*-*YHWH* *wə-hāyâ* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* who-*yaʿăneh* in-the-*ʾēš* he the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *wə-yaʿan* all-the-*ʿām* *wə-yōʾmrû* *ṭôb* the-*dābār*",
"grammar": {
"*û-qərāʾtem*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural of *qārāʾ* - and you shall call",
"*bə-šēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on the name of",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your gods",
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person singular - and I",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular of *qārāʾ* - I will call",
"*bə-šēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on the name of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*wə-hāyâ*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular of *hāyâ* - and it will be",
"*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (intensive) - the God",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which",
"*yaʿăneh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʿānâ* - will answer",
"*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the fire",
"*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he",
"*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural (intensive) - the God",
"*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʿānâ* - and answered",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wə-yōʾmrû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *ʾāmar* - and they said",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*ha-dābār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word/thing"
},
"variants": {
"*qərāʾtem*": "call/invoke/cry out to",
"*yaʿăneh*": "answers/responds/replies",
"*bā-ʾēš*": "with fire/by fire/through fire"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.18.25",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ לִנְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֗עַל בַּחֲר֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם הַפָּ֤ר הָֽאֶחָד֙ וַעֲשׂ֣וּ רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה כִּ֥י אַתֶּ֖ם הָרַבִּ֑ים וְקִרְאוּ֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א תָשִֽׂימוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾēliyyāhû* to-*nəbîʾê* the-*baʿal* *baḥărû* for-yourselves the-*pār* the-one and-*ʿăśû* *rišōnâ* because *ʾattem* the-*rabbîm* and-*qirʾû* in-*šēm* *ʾĕlōhêkem* and-*ʾēš* *lōʾ* *tāśîmû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said",
"*ʾēliyyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine - Elijah",
"*li-nəbîʾê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to prophets of",
"*ha-baʿal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Baal",
"*baḥărû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural of *bāḥar* - choose",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves",
"*ha-pār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bull",
"*hā-ʾeḥād*": "definite article + number, masculine singular - the one",
"*wa-ʿăśû*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine plural of *ʿāśâ* - and prepare",
"*rišōnâ*": "adverb - first",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾattem*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you",
"*hā-rabbîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the many",
"*wə-qirʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine plural of *qārāʾ* - and call",
"*bə-šēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on the name of",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your gods",
"*wə-ʾēš*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and fire",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tāśîmû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural of *śîm* - you shall place"
},
"variants": {
"*rišōnâ*": "first/firstly/at the beginning",
"*rabbîm*": "many/numerous/majority",
"*baḥărû*": "choose/select/pick out"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.18.26",
"source": "וַ֠יִּקְחוּ אֶת־הַפָּ֨ר אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣ן לָהֶם֮ וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒ וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ בְשֵׁם־הַ֠בַּעַל מֵהַבֹּ֨קֶר וְעַד־הַצָּהֳרַ֤יִם לֵאמֹר֙ הַבַּ֣עַל עֲנֵ֔נוּ וְאֵ֥ין ק֖וֹל וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃",
"text": "*wə-yiqḥû* *ʾet*-the-*pār* which-*nātan* to-them *wə-yaʿăśû* *wə-yiqrəʾû* in-*šēm*-the-*baʿal* from-the-*bōqer* and-until-the-*ṣŏhŏrayim* *lēʾmōr* the-*baʿal* answer-us and-*ʾên* *qôl* and-*ʾên* *ʿōneh* *wə-yəpasseḥû* on-the-*mizbēaḥ* which *ʿāśâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiqḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *lāqaḥ* - and they took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-pār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bull",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular of *nātan* - he gave",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*wə-yaʿăśû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *ʿāśâ* - and they prepared",
"*wə-yiqrəʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *qārāʾ* - and they called",
"*bə-šēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on the name of",
"*ha-baʿal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Baal",
"*mē-ha-bōqer*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the morning",
"*wə-ʿad*": "conjunction + preposition - and until",
"*ha-ṣŏhŏrayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine dual - the noon",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct of *ʾāmar* - saying",
"*ha-baʿal*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Baal",
"*ʿănēnû*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular of *ʿānâ* + 1st person plural suffix - answer us",
"*wə-ʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there was no",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice/sound",
"*ʿōneh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular of *ʿānâ* - answering",
"*wə-yəpasseḥû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *pāsaḥ* - and they limped/danced",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on",
"*ha-mizbēaḥ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the altar",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*ʿāśâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʿāśâ* - he/it made"
},
"variants": {
"*yəpasseḥû*": "limped/hopped/danced around/leapt upon",
"*ṣŏhŏrayim*": "noon/midday/high noon",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise"
}
}