1 Kings

1 Kings 18:40–41

⁴⁰Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

⁴¹And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

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1 Kings 18:40

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
ordered	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Seize	תִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀	tip̄·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
the prophets	נְבִיאֵ֣י	nə·ḇî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
of Baal	הַבַּ֗עַל	hab·ba·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let a single one	אִ֛ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
escape	יִמָּלֵ֥ט	yim·mā·lêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
So they seized them	וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם	way·yiṯ·pə·śūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
and Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
brought them down	וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤ם	way·yō·w·ri·ḏêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Kishon	קִישׁ֔וֹן	qî·šō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7028 Kishon
Valley	נַ֣חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
and slaughtered them	וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם	way·yiš·ḥā·ṭêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

1 Kings 18:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to Ahab	לְאַחְאָ֔ב	lə·’aḥ·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
Go up	עֲלֵ֖ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
eat	אֱכֹ֣ל	’ĕ·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H398 eat
and drink	וּשְׁתֵ֑ה	ū·šə·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8354 drink
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is the sound	ק֖וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of a heavy	הֲמ֥וֹן	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
rain	הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃	hag·gā·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower

Cross-references

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1 Kings 18:40 Judges 4:7 · Deuteronomy 18:20 · Deuteronomy 13:5 · Zechariah 13:2–3 · Judges 5:21

1 Kings 18:41 1 Kings 18:1 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · Acts 27:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.