Verse 38
1 Kings 18:38
Young's Literal Translation
38
And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that [is] in the trench it hath licked up.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּפֹּ֣ל אֵשׁ יְהוָ֗ה וַ/תֹּ֤אכַל אֶת הָֽ/עֹלָה֙ וְ/אֶת הָ֣/עֵצִ֔ים וְ/אֶת הָ/אֲבָנִ֖ים וְ/אֶת הֶ/עָפָ֑ר וְ/אֶת הַ/מַּ֥יִם אֲשֶׁר בַּ/תְּעָלָ֖ה לִחֵֽכָה
English Translation
And the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust and the water that was in the trench.
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Chapter 18 Context
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and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
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and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who [is] over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah grea...
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and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundr...
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and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the br...
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And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himsel...
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and Obadiah [is] in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on hi...
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And he saith to him, 'I [am]; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'
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9
And he saith, 'What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab -- to put...
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Jehovah thy God (Elohim) liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to s...
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and now, thou art saying, Go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah;
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and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, a...
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'Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Je...
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and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah -- and he hath slain me!'
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And Elijah saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto hi...
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And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth [it] to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,
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and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he -- the trouble...
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18
And he saith, 'I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking t...
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and now, send, gather unto me all Israel, unto the mount of Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hu...
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And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;
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and Elijah cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, 'Till when are ye leaping on the two branches...
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And Elijah saith unto the people, 'I -- I have been left a prophet of Jehovah -- by myself; and the...
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and let them give to us two bullocks, and they choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in...
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and ye have called in the name of your god, and I -- I call in the name of Jehovah, and it hath been...
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And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, 'Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye...
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And they take the bullock that [one] gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from th...
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And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, 'Call with a loud voice, for...
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And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and w...
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and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the g...
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And Elijah saith to all the people, 'Come nigh unto me;' and all the people come nigh unto him, and...
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and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto wh...
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and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the...
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And he arrangeth the wood, and cutteth in pieces the bullock, and placeth [it] on the wood, and sait...
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and he saith, 'Do [it] a second time;' and they do [it] a second time; and he saith, 'Do [it] a thir...
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and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.
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And it cometh to pass, at the going up of the [evening -]present, that Elijah the prophet cometh nig...
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answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, and this people doth know that Thou [art] Jehovah God (Elohim); and...
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38
And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones,...
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40
And Elijah saith to them, 'Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they ca...
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And Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'
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And Ahab goeth up to eat, and to drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the top of Carmel, and he stret...
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and saith unto his young man, 'Go up, I pray thee, look attentively the way of the sea;' and he goet...
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