1 Kings

1 Kings 18:42–45

⁴²So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. ⁴³“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant.

So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.”

Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”

⁴⁴On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.”

And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

⁴⁵Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

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1 Kings 18:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ahab	אַחְאָ֖ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
went up	וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה	way·ya·‘ă·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to eat	לֶאֱכֹ֣ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
and drink	וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת	wə·liš·tō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
But Elijah	וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ	wə·’ê·lî·yā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
climbed	עָלָ֨ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the summit	רֹ֤אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of Carmel	הַכַּרְמֶל֙	hak·kar·mel	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3760 Carmel
bent down	וַיִּגְהַ֣ר	way·yiḡ·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1457 bend, crouch
on the ground	אַ֔רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and put	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
his face	פָּנָ֖יו	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
his knees	בְּרָכוֹ׃	bə·rå̄·ḵō	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H1290 knee

1 Kings 18:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	עֲלֵֽה־	‘ă·lêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and look	הַבֵּ֣ט	hab·bêṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5027 look
toward	דֶּֽרֶךְ־	de·reḵ-	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the sea	יָ֔ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his servant	נַעֲר֗וֹ	na·‘ă·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
So	וַיַּ֙עַל֙	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and looked	וַיַּבֵּ֔ט	way·yab·bêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look
and he said	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
nothing there	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
Seven	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
times	פְּעָמִֽים׃	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
Elijah said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go back	שֻׁ֖ב	šuḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

1 Kings 18:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the seventh time	בַּשְּׁבִעִ֔ית	baš·šə·ḇi·‘îṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
reported	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
There is	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a cloud	עָ֛ב	‘āḇ	Noun - common singular	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
as small	קְטַנָּ֥ה	qə·ṭan·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
as a man’s	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
hand	כְּכַף־	kə·ḵap̄-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
rising	עֹלָ֣ה	‘ō·lāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from the sea	מִיָּ֑ם	mî·yām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
And Elijah replied	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go	עֲלֵ֨ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and tell	אֱמֹ֤ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
Prepare	אֱסֹ֣ר	’ĕ·sōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
and go down	וָרֵ֔ד	wā·rêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
before the rain	הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃	hag·gā·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
stops you	יַעַצָרְכָ֖ה	ya·‘a·ṣā·rə·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6113 restrain, retain

1 Kings 18:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the sky	וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	wə·haš·šā·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
grew dark	הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙	hiṯ·qad·də·rū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H6937 be dark
with clouds	עָבִ֣ים	‘ā·ḇîm	Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
and wind	וְר֔וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and a heavy	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
rain	גֶּ֣שֶׁם	ge·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
began to fall	וַיְהִ֖י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
So Ahab	אַחְאָ֖ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
rode away	וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב	way·yir·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
and went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃	yiz·rə·‘e·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel

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