1 Kings 18:31

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And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”

In other translations

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”

Hebrew words

וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947אֵלִיָּהוּ'eliyahuElijahH452שְׁתֵּיםsheteimtwo [plus]H8147עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehtenH6240אֲבָנִים'avanimstonesH68כְּמִסְפַּרkemisparaccording to [the] number ofH4557שִׁבְטֵיshivtei[the] tribes ofH7626בְנֵי־venei-[the] sons ofH1121יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834הָיָהhayahit had comeH1961דְבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֵלָיו'elavto himH413לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961שְׁמֶךָ׃shemekhaname yourH8034

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Elijah, Jacob

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