| 40. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 18:40:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמֶר֩vayomerand he said 1 Kings 18:40:2 ⧉אֵלִיָּ֨הוּeliyahuElijah 1 Kings 18:40:3 ⧉לָהֶ֜םlahemto them 1 Kings 18:40:4 ⧉תִּפְשׂ֣וּtifsuseize 1 Kings 18:40:5 ⧉אֶת־נְבִיאֵ֣יetnevie{the direct object marker} prophets of 1 Kings 18:40:6 ⧉הַבַּ֗עַלhabaalthe Baal 1 Kings 18:40:7 ⧉אִ֛ישׁisha man or anyone 1 Kings 18:40:8 ⧉אַל־יִמָּלֵ֥טalyimmaletlet him not escape 1 Kings 18:40:9 ⧉מֵהֶ֖םmehemfrom them 1 Kings 18:40:10 ⧉וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvayitpesumand they seized them 1 Kings 18:40:11 ⧉וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvayoridemand he brought them down 1 Kings 18:40:12 ⧉אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙eliyahuElijah 1 Kings 18:40:13 ⧉אֶל־נַ֣חַלelnakhalto {the} wadi or brook 1 Kings 18:40:14 ⧉קִישׁ֔וֹןkishonKishon 1 Kings 18:40:15 ⧉וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvayishkhatemand he slaughtered them 1 Kings 18:40:16 ⧉שָֽׁם׃shamthere |
| 40. Formal Translation And Elijah {Eliyahu, My God Yahweh} said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape from them.” They seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Brook and slaughtered them there. |
| 40. Dynamic Translation Then Elijah {Eliyahu, Yah Is My God} commanded, “Grab the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one get away.” They captured them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Brook and killed them there. |