Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” Young's Literal Translation And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, ‘Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye [are] the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.’ King James Bible And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress [it] first; for ye [are] many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire [under]. Hebrew Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to the prophets לִנְבִיאֵ֣י (lin·ḇî·’ê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet of Baal, הַבַּ֗עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god “Since כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are so numerous, הָרַבִּ֑ים (hā·rab·bîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great choose בַּחֲר֨וּ (ba·ḥă·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 977: To try, select for yourselves לָכֶ֜ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew one הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first bull הַפָּ֤ר (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer and prepare וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (wa·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make it first. רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה (ri·šō·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank Then call וְקִרְאוּ֙ (wə·qir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read on the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of your god, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative but do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no light תָשִֽׂימוּ׃ (ṯā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the fire.” וְאֵ֖שׁ (wə·’êš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire |
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