1 Kings
1 Kings 18:38–39
38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
39When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
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1 Kings 18:38
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the fire | אֵשׁ־ | ’êš- | Noun - common singular construct | H784 fire |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| fell | וַתִּפֹּ֣ל | wat·tip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| and consumed | וַתֹּ֤אכַל | wat·tō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the sacrifice | הָֽעֹלָה֙ | hā·‘ō·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| the wood | הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים | hā·‘ê·ṣîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| the stones | הָאֲבָנִ֖ים | hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| and the dust | הֶעָפָ֑ר | he·‘ā·p̄ār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| and it licked up | לִחֵֽכָה׃ | li·ḥê·ḵāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3897 lick |
| the water | הַמַּ֥יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| in the trench | בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה | bat·tə·‘ā·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8585 water-course |
1 Kings 18:39
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| saw this | וַיַּרְא֙ | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| they fell | וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ | way·yip·pə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is God | הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is God | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 18:38 Leviticus 9:24 · 1 Chronicles 21:26 · 2 Chronicles 7:1 · Judges 6:21 · 1 Kings 18:24 · 2 Kings 1:12 · Job 1:16 · Leviticus 10:2 · Genesis 15:17
1 Kings 18:39 1 Kings 18:24 · 2 Chronicles 7:3 · 1 Kings 18:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.