| 30. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 18:30:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 18:30:2 ⧉אֵלִיָּ֤הוּeliyahuElijah 1 Kings 18:30:3 ⧉לְכָל־הָעָם֙lekholhaamto all the people 1 Kings 18:30:4 ⧉גְּשׁ֣וּgeshucome near 1 Kings 18:30:5 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me 1 Kings 18:30:6 ⧉וַיִּגְּשׁ֥וּvayiggeshuand they came near 1 Kings 18:30:7 ⧉כָל־הָעָ֖םkholhaamall the people 1 Kings 18:30:8 ⧉אֵלָ֑יוelavto him 1 Kings 18:30:9 ⧉וַיְרַפֵּ֛אvayerapeand he repaired 1 Kings 18:30:10 ⧉אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥חetmizbeakh{the} altar of 1 Kings 18:30:11 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD 1 Kings 18:30:12 ⧉הֶהָרֽוּס׃heharusthe one torn down |
| 30. Formal Translation And Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people drew near to him. Then he restored the altar of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Restorer} that had been torn down. |
| 30. Dynamic Translation Then Elijah told everyone, “Come closer to me.” They all gathered around him, and he rebuilt the LORD {Yahweh, Protector of Righteous Worship} altar that had been torn down. |