| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 18:1:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֙vayehiand it happened 1 Kings 18:1:2 ⧉יָמִ֣יםyamimdays 1 Kings 18:1:3 ⧉רַבִּ֔יםrabimmany 1 Kings 18:1:4 ⧉וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗הudevaryahwehand the word of the LORD 1 Kings 18:1:5 ⧉הָיָה֙hayawas or came 1 Kings 18:1:6 ⧉אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּeleliyahuto Elijah 1 Kings 18:1:7 ⧉בַּשָּׁנָ֥הbashanain the year 1 Kings 18:1:8 ⧉הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתhashelishitthe third 1 Kings 18:1:9 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 1 Kings 18:1:10 ⧉לֵ֚ךְlekhgo 1 Kings 18:1:11 ⧉הֵרָאֵ֣הheraeshow yourself 1 Kings 18:1:12 ⧉אֶל־אַחְאָ֔בelakhavto Ahab 1 Kings 18:1:13 ⧉וְאֶתְּנָ֥הveetnaand I will give 1 Kings 18:1:14 ⧉מָטָ֖רmatarrain 1 Kings 18:1:15 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֥יalpeneupon the face of 1 Kings 18:1:16 ⧉הָאֲדָמָֽה׃haadamathe ground or the land |
| 1. Formal Translation And after many days, in the third year, the word of the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Sender} came to Elijah, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain upon the surface of the land.” |
| 1. Dynamic Translation After a long stretch of time, in the third year, the word of the LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Provider} came to Elijah: “Go and appear before Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” |