1 Kings

1 Kings 18:23

²³Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Get	וְיִתְּנוּ־	wə·yit·tə·nū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
two	שְׁנַ֣יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
bulls	פָּרִ֗ים	pā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6499 young bull, steer
for us	לָ֜נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
Let	וְיִבְחֲר֣וּ	wə·yiḇ·ḥă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H977 choose
one	הָאֶחָ֜ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
bull	הַפָּ֨ר	hap·pār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6499 young bull, steer
for themselves	לָהֶם֩	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
cut it into pieces	וִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּ	wî·nat·tə·ḥu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5408 cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints
and place	וְיָשִׂ֙ימוּ֙	wə·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
it on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wood	הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים	hā·‘ê·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
but not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
light	יָשִׂ֑ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
the fire	וְאֵ֖שׁ	wə·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
And I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will prepare	אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה׀	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
the other	הָאֶחָ֗ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
bull	הַפָּ֣ר	hap·pār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6499 young bull, steer
and place	וְנָֽתַתִּי֙	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
it on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wood	הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים	hā·‘ê·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
but not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
light	אָשִֽׂים׃	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the fire	וְאֵ֖שׁ	wə·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.