1 Kings 18:21 Hebrew Text Analysis

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Text Analysis

Strong's	Hebrew	English	Morphology
1a) (Qal) to draw or come near 1a1) of humans 1a1a) of sexual intercourse 1a2) of inanimate subject 1a2a) to approach one another 1b) (Niphal) to draw near 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring 1d) (Hophal) to be brought near 1e) (Hithpael) to draw near">5066 [e]	וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ way-yig-gaš	And came	Conj-w \| V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1) the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 2) Benjamite son of Jeroham 3) a son of Elam with foreign wife during exile 4) a son of Harim, and priest, with foreign wife during exile">452 [e]	אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ ’ê-lî-yā-hū	Elijah	N-proper-ms
2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e]	אֶל־ ’el-	to	Prep
1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e]	כָּל־ kāl-	all	N-msc
1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred">5971 [e]	הָעָ֗ם hā-‘ām,	the people	Art \| N-ms
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e]	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way-yō-mer	and said	Conj-w \| V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even">5704 [e]	עַד־ ‘aḏ-	until	Prep
1a) with prep 1a1) against when?, until when?, how long?, after how long?">4970 [e]	מָתַ֞י mā-ṯay	when	Interrog
859 [e]	אַתֶּ֣ם ’at-tem	you	Pro-2mp
1a) (Qal) to pass over 1b) (Piel) to skip, pass over 2) to limp 2a) (Qal) to limp 2b) (Niphal) to be lame 2c) (Piel) to limp">6452 [e]	פֹּסְחִים֮ pō-sə-ḥîm	will falter	V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e]	עַל־ ‘al-	between	Prep
1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)">8147 [e]	שְׁתֵּ֣י šə-tê	two	Number-fdc
5587 [e]	הַסְּעִפִּים֒ has-sə-‘ip-pîm	opinions	Art \| N-mp
1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather">518 [e]	אִם־ ’im-	if	Conj
1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e]	יְהוָ֤ה Yah-weh	Yahweh [is]	N-proper-ms
1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God">430 [e]	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm	God	Art \| N-mp
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980 [e]	לְכ֣וּ lə-ḵū	follow	V-Qal-Imp-mp
1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after">310 [e]	אַחֲרָ֔יו ’a-ḥă-rāw,	him	Prep \| 3ms
1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather">518 [e]	וְאִם־ wə-’im-	but if	Conj-w \| Conj
n pr m 1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites 2) a Reubenite 3) the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul n pr loc 4) a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer">1168 [e]	הַבַּ֖עַל hab-ba-‘al	Baal	Art \| N-proper-ms
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980 [e]	לְכ֣וּ lə-ḵū	follow	V-Qal-Imp-mp
1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after">310 [e]	אַחֲרָ֑יו ’a-ḥă-rāw;	him	Prep \| 3ms
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e]	וְלֹֽא־ wə-lō-	but not	Conj-w \| Adv-NegPrt
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell">6030 [e]	עָנ֥וּ ‘ā-nū	answered	V-Qal-Perf-3cp
1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred">5971 [e]	הָעָ֛ם hā-‘ām	the people	Art \| N-ms
853 [e]	אֹת֖וֹ ’ō-ṯōw	Him	DirObjM \| 3ms
1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697 [e]	דָּבָֽר׃ dā-ḇār.	a word	N-ms

Hebrew Texts

1 Kings 18:21 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־ כָּל־ הָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ עַד־ מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל־ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַסְּעִפִּים֒ אִם־ יְהוָ֤ה הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְאִם־ הַבַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־ עָנ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֹתֹ֖ו דָּבָֽר׃

KJV with Strong's
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

מלכים א 18:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ עַד־מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַסְּעִפִּים֒ אִם־יְהוָ֤ה הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְאִם־הַבַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֹתֹ֖ו דָּבָֽר׃

מלכים א 18:21 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויגש אליהו אל־כל־העם ויאמר עד־מתי אתם פסחים על־שתי הסעפים אם־יהוה האלהים לכו אחריו ואם־הבעל לכו אחריו ולא־ענו העם אתו דבר׃

מלכים א 18:21 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויגש אליהו אל־כל־העם ויאמר עד־מתי אתם פסחים על־שתי הסעפים אם־יהוה האלהים לכו אחריו ואם־הבעל לכו אחריו ולא־ענו העם אתו דבר׃

מלכים א 18:21 Hebrew Bible
ויגש אליהו אל כל העם ויאמר עד מתי אתם פסחים על שתי הסעפים אם יהוה האלהים לכו אחריו ואם הבעל לכו אחריו ולא ענו העם אתו דבר׃

Additional Parallel Hebrew

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people did not answer him a word.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him." But the people didn't answer him a word.

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opinions. or, thoughts
if the Lord