| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 19:18:1 ⧉וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יvehishartiand I will leave 1 Kings 19:18:2 ⧉בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbeyisraelin Israel 1 Kings 19:18:3 ⧉שִׁבְעַ֣תshivatseven of 1 Kings 19:18:4 ⧉אֲלָפִ֑יםalafimthousands 1 Kings 19:18:5 ⧉כָּל־הַבִּרְכַּ֗יִםkalhabirkayimall the knees 1 Kings 19:18:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherwhich 1 Kings 19:18:7 ⧉לֹֽא־כָֽרְעוּ֙lokhareuhave not bowed 1 Kings 19:18:8 ⧉לַבַּ֔עַלlabaalto Baal 1 Kings 19:18:9 ⧉וְכָ֨ל־הַפֶּ֔הvekhalhapeand every mouth 1 Kings 19:18:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich 1 Kings 19:18:11 ⧉לֹֽא־נָשַׁ֖קlonashakhas not kissed 1 Kings 19:18:12 ⧉לֽוֹ׃lohim |
| 18. Formal Translation But I {Yahweh, Remnant Preserver} will leave seven thousand in Israel—every knee that has not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Even so, I {Yahweh, Guardian of the Faithful} will keep safe seven thousand in Israel—those whose knees have never bowed to Baal and whose mouth has never kissed him. |