1 Kings
1 Kings 18:40
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 4:7 · Deuteronomy 18:20 · Deuteronomy 13:5 · Zechariah 13:2–3 · Judges 5:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.