1 Kings 18:1
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And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
In other translations
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227וּדְבַר־udevar-and [the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הָיָהhayahit cameH1961אֶל־'el-toH413אֵלִיָּהוּ'eliyahuElijahH452בַּשָּׁנָהbashanahin the yearH8141הַשְּׁלִישִׁיתhashelishit<the> thirdH7992לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֵךְlekhgoH1980הֵרָאֵהhera'ehpresent yourselfH7200אֶל־'el-toH413אַחְאָב'ach'avAhabH256וְאֶתְּנָהve'etenahso let me giveH5414מָטָרmatarrainH4306עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440הָאֲדָמָה׃ha'adamahthe groundH127
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