| 43. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 18:43:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 18:43:2 ⧉אֶֽל־נַעֲר֗וֹelnaaroto his young-man or servant 1 Kings 18:43:3 ⧉עֲלֵֽה־נָא֙alenago up, please 1 Kings 18:43:4 ⧉הַבֵּ֣טhabetlook 1 Kings 18:43:5 ⧉דֶּֽרֶךְ־יָ֔םderekhyamtoward the way of the sea 1 Kings 18:43:6 ⧉וַיַּ֙עַל֙vayaaland he went up 1 Kings 18:43:7 ⧉וַיַּבֵּ֔טvayabetand he looked 1 Kings 18:43:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 18:43:9 ⧉אֵ֣יןenthere is not 1 Kings 18:43:10 ⧉מְא֑וּמָהmeumaanything 1 Kings 18:43:11 ⧉וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 18:43:12 ⧉שֻׁ֖בshuvreturn or go back 1 Kings 18:43:13 ⧉שֶׁ֥בַעshevaseven 1 Kings 18:43:14 ⧉פְּעָמִֽים׃peamimtimes |
| 43. Formal Translation And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the way of the sea.” So he went up and looked, and he said, “There is nothing at all.” And he said, “Go back seven times.” |
| 43. Dynamic Translation He told his servant, “Please go up and look out toward the sea.” The servant went up, looked, and reported, “There is nothing.” Elijah responded, “Go back and check seven times.” |