1 Kings 18:43
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And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
In other translations
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413נַעֲרוֹna'aroservant hisH5288עֲלֵה־'aleh-go upH5927נָאna'pleaseH4994הַבֵּטhabetlookH5027דֶּרֶךְ־derekh-[the] direction ofH1870יָםyam[the] seaH3220וַיַּעַלvaiya'aland he went upH5927וַיַּבֵּטvaiyabetand he lookedH5027וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵין'einthere notH369מְאוּמָהme'umah[is] anythingH3972וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שֻׁבshuvgo backH7725שֶׁבַעsheva'sevenH7651פְּעָמִים׃pe'amimtimesH6471
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