1 Kings

1 Kings 18:30–31

³⁰Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

³¹And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”

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1 Kings 18:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֤הוּ	’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 all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Come near	גְּשׁ֣וּ	gə·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
So all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
approached him	וַיִּגְּשׁ֥וּ	way·yig·gə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
and he repaired	וַיְרַפֵּ֛א	way·rap·pê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7495 heal
the altar	מִזְבַּ֥ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that had been torn down	הֶהָרֽוּס׃	he·hā·rūs	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down

1 Kings 18:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
twelve	שְׁתֵּ֤ים	šə·têm	Number - fd	H8147 two
stones	אֲבָנִ֔ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
one for each	כְּמִסְפַּ֖ר	kə·mis·par	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
tribe	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of the sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
to	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
whom	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had come	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
shall be	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your name	שְׁמֶֽךָ׃	šə·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name

Cross-references

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1 Kings 18:30 2 Chronicles 33:16 · 1 Kings 19:14 · 1 Kings 19:10 · Romans 11:3

1 Kings 18:31 2 Kings 17:34 · Genesis 32:28 · Genesis 35:10 · Joshua 4:20 · Joshua 4:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.