| 24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 18:24:1 ⧉וּקְרָאתֶ֞םukratemand you shall call 1 Kings 18:24:2 ⧉בְּשֵׁ֣םbeshemin the name of 1 Kings 18:24:3 ⧉אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗םelohekhemyour gods or your God 1 Kings 18:24:4 ⧉וֽ͏ַאֲנִי֙vaaniand I 1 Kings 18:24:5 ⧉אֶקְרָ֣אekraI will call 1 Kings 18:24:6 ⧉בְשֵׁם־יְהוָ֔הveshemyahwehin the name of the LORD 1 Kings 18:24:7 ⧉וְהָיָ֧הvehayaand it shall be 1 Kings 18:24:8 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםhaelohimthe God 1 Kings 18:24:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֥הasheryaanewho will answer 1 Kings 18:24:10 ⧉בָאֵ֖שׁvaeshby fire or in fire 1 Kings 18:24:11 ⧉ה֣וּאhuhe 1 Kings 18:24:12 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhaelohimthe God 1 Kings 18:24:13 ⧉וַיַּ֧עַןvayaanand answered 1 Kings 18:24:14 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֛םkolhaamall the people 1 Kings 18:24:15 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomeruand they said 1 Kings 18:24:16 ⧉ט֥וֹבtovgood 1 Kings 18:24:17 ⧉הַדָּבָֽר׃hadavarthe word or the matter |
| 24. Formal Translation And you will call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge}, and the God who answers by fire—He is God. Then all the people answered and said, “The word is good {tov: pleasing, fitting}.” |
| 24. Dynamic Translation You call on the name of your gods, but I will call on the name of the LORD {Yahweh, Truth Revealer}. The god who answers by fire is the true God. Then all the people responded, “That sounds good!” |