| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 18:2:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vayelekhand he went 1 Kings 18:2:2 ⧉אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּeliyahuElijah 1 Kings 18:2:3 ⧉לְהֵרָא֖וֹתleheraotto show himself 1 Kings 18:2:4 ⧉אֶל־אַחְאָ֑בelakhaavto Ahab 1 Kings 18:2:5 ⧉וְהָרָעָ֖בveharaavand the famine 1 Kings 18:2:6 ⧉חָזָ֥קkhazakhwas strong 1 Kings 18:2:7 ⧉בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃beshomeronin Samaria |
| 2. Formal Translation So Elijah went to let himself be seen by Ahab, and the famine was severe in Samaria. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Elijah set out to present himself to Ahab, and the famine in Samaria was very harsh. |