1 Kings

1 Kings 18:31–32

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.” ³²And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.^b

Footnotes

b 18:32 2 seahs is approximately 13.2 dry quarts or 14.6 liters (probably about 25.4 pounds or 11.5 kilograms of seed).

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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

1 Kings 18:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And with the stones	הָאֲבָנִ֛ים	hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
built	וַיִּבְנֶ֧ה	way·yiḇ·neh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
in the name	בְּשֵׁ֣ם	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Then he dug	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a trench	תְּעָלָ֗ה	tə·‘ā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8585 water-course
around	סָבִ֖יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
the altar	לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	lam·miz·bê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
large enough to hold	כְּבֵית֙	kə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
two seahs	סָאתַ֣יִם	sā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H5429 se'ah
of seed	זֶ֔רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring

Cross-references

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

1 Kings 18:32 Colossians 3:17 · Exodus 20:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.