1 Kings

1 Kings 18:25

²⁵Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the prophets	לִנְבִיאֵ֣י	lin·ḇî·’ê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
of Baal	הַבַּ֗עַל	hab·ba·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
Since	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are so numerous	הָרַבִּ֑ים	hā·rab·bîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
choose	בַּחֲר֨וּ	ba·ḥă·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H977 choose
for yourselves	לָכֶ֜ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
one	הָֽאֶחָד֙	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
bull	הַפָּ֤ר	hap·pār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6499 young bull, steer
and prepare	וַעֲשׂ֣וּ	wa·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
it first	רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה	ri·šō·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
Then call	וְקִרְאוּ֙	wə·qir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
on the name	בְּשֵׁ֣ם	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of your god	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
but do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
light	תָשִֽׂימוּ׃	ṯā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
the fire	וְאֵ֖שׁ	wə·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.