1 Kings 18:21

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And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

In other translations

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

Hebrew words

וַיִּגַּשׁvaiyigashand he drew nearH5066אֵלִיָּהוּ'eliyahuElijahH452אֶל־'el-toH413כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559עַד־'ad-untilH5704מָתַיmataiwhen?H4970אַתֶּם'atem[will] youH859פֹּסְחִיםposechim[be] limpingH6452עַל־'al-onH5921שְׁתֵּיshetei[the] twoH8147הַסְּעִפִּיםhase'ipimthe crutchesH5587אִם־'im-ifH518יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim[is] <the> GodH430לְכוּlekhuwalkH1980אַחֲרָיו'acharavafter himH310וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518הַבַּעַלhaba'al<the> BaalH1168לְכוּlekhuwalkH1980אַחֲרָיו'acharavafter himH310וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808עָנוּ'anuthey answeredH6030הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853דָּבָר׃davara wordH1697

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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