1 Kings
1 Kings 18:18–19
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. 19Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
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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 |
1 Kings 18:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| summon | שְׁלַ֨ח | šə·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to meet | קְבֹ֥ץ | qə·ḇōṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| me | אֵלַ֛י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Mount | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Carmel | הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל | hak·kar·mel | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3760 Carmel |
| along with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the four | אַרְבַּ֧ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| and fifty | וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים | wa·ḥă·miš·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| prophets | נְבִיאֵ֨י | nə·ḇî·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of Baal | הַבַּ֜עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| and the four | אַרְבַּ֣ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֔וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| prophets | וּנְבִיאֵ֤י | ū·nə·ḇî·’ê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of Asherah | הָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ | hā·’ă·šê·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H842 Ashera |
| who eat | אֹכְלֵ֖י | ’ō·ḵə·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H398 eat |
| at Jezebel’s | אִיזָֽבֶל׃ | ’î·zā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| table | שֻׁלְחַ֥ן | šul·ḥan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7979 table |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 18:18 2 Chronicles 15:2 · 1 Kings 9:9 · Jeremiah 2:19 · 1 Kings 16:31 · 1 Kings 21:25
1 Kings 18:19 1 Kings 16:33 · Joshua 19:26 · 2 Kings 2:25 · 2 Peter 2:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.