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Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD ; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 1
אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huElijah
Lemma: אֵלִיָּה (e.liy.yah) · Strong's: H0452G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elijah
Used 68 times. Also: 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:16, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0452G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 3
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 4
אֲנִ֞י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 5
נוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiI am left
Lemma: יָתַר (ya.tar) · Strong's: H3498
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNp1cs)
Meaning: to remain
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 30:36, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 44:20, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 10:15, Exodus 12:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3498; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 6
נָבִ֛יאna.Vi'a prophet
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 7
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehof Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 8
לְבַדִּ֑יle.va.Dito alone me
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 9
וּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'Eiand [the] prophets of
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 10
הַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'al<the> Baal
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1168A
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Baal
Used 76 times. Also: Judges 2:11, Judges 2:13, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25, Judges 6:28, Judges 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1168A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 11
אַרְבַּע\־'ar.ba'-[are] four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 12
מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 13
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fifty
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fifty
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 14
אִֽישׁ\׃'Ishman
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:22 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Elijah | → | אֵלִיָּה H0452G Elijah |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am the only | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| remaining | → | יָתַר H3498 to remain |
| prophet | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| but Baal [has] | → | בַּעַל H1168A Baal |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| and fifty | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| prophets | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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