1 Kings
1 Kings 18:17–18
17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
18“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
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1 Kings 18:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Ahab | אַחְאָ֖ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| saw | כִּרְא֥וֹת | kir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֔יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Is that | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| you | הַאַתָּ֥ה | ha·’at·tāh | Article; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| O troubler | עֹכֵ֥ר | ‘ō·ḵêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5916 stir up, disturb, trouble |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
1 Kings 18:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| troubled | עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙ | ‘ā·ḵar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5916 stir up, disturb, trouble |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| replied | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| but | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and your father’s | אָבִ֑יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| house | וּבֵ֣ית | ū·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| for you have forsaken | בַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ | ba·‘ă·zā·ḇə·ḵem | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺ֣ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and have followed | וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the Baals | הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ | hab·bə·‘ā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1168 owner, lord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 18:17 Joshua 7:25 · 1 Kings 21:20 · Acts 17:6 · Acts 16:20 · Acts 24:5 · Amos 7:10
1 Kings 18:18 2 Chronicles 15:2 · 1 Kings 9:9 · Jeremiah 2:19 · 1 Kings 16:31 · 1 Kings 21:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.