1 Kings 18:25-29

1 Kings 18:25
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יֹּאמֶר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv
אֵלִיָּהוּ	אֵלִיָּהוּ: Elijahu noun, proper name
לִ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
נְבִיאֵי	נָבִיא: spokesman, speaker, prophet noun, common, masculine, plural, construct
הַ	ה: the particle, article
בַּעַל	בַּעַל: Baal noun, proper name
בַּחֲרוּ	בּחר: choose verb, qal, imperative, masculine, plural  If the form is giving you trouble, read through the rest of the verse; that may help reveal the mood. The pointing could be either Qal or Piel.
לָכֶם	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with second person, masculine, plural suffix  Is functioning like ~h,l' (1 Ki.18:23)
הַ	ה: the particle, article
פָּר	פַּר: bullock noun, common, masculine, singular
הָ	ה: the particle, article
אֶחָד	אֶחָד: one adjective, masculine, singular
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
עֲשׂוּ	עשׂה: do be done be done make be made be made made cause work do assign gain verb, qal, imperative, masculine, plural  What is the usual vowel under the first root letter in this stem and form? Why is there a composite shewa in that position? The w has a patach under it to harmonise with the vowel next to it.
רִאשֹׁנָה	רִאשׁוֹן: former, first, chief adjective, feminine, singular
כִּי	כִּי: surely, that particle, conjunction
אַתֶּם	אַתֶּם: you pronoun, second person, masculine, plural
הָ	ה: the particle, article
רַבִּים	רַב: much, many, great adjective, masculine, plural
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
קִרְאוּ	קרא: call, read out, aloud verb, qal, imperative, masculine, plural
בְּ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
שֵׁם	שֵׁם: name noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, plural suffix
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
אֵשׁ	אֵשׁ: fire noun, common, feminine and masculine, singular
לֹא	לֹא: no, not particle, negative
תָשִׂימוּ	שׂים: put, place, set verb, qal, prefix, second person, masculine, plural
1 Kings 18:26
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּקְחוּ	לקח: learning, teaching, take verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
הַ	ה: the particle, article
פָּר	פַּר: bullock noun, common, masculine, singular
אֲשֶׁר־	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
נָתַן	נתן: give verb, qal, affix, third person, masculine, singular  !t;n"-rv,a] An affix form in a subordinate clause is often referring to an action which was done before the main action of the sentence and so we would use the pluperfect in English.
לָהֶם	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with third person, masculine, plural suffix
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יַּעֲשׂוּ	עשׂה: do be done be done make be made be made made cause work do assign gain verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּקְרְאוּ	קרא: call, read out, aloud verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv
בְ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
שֵׁם־	שֵׁם: name noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
הַ	ה: the particle, article
בַּעַל	בַּעַל: Baal noun, proper name  It is common to see the definite article in front of a proper name, although we don’t acknowledge it in English translation.
מֵ	מִן: from particle, preposition
הַ	ה: the particle, article
בֹּקֶר	בֹּקֶר: morning noun, common, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
עַד־	עַד: until particle, preposition
הַ	ה: the particle, article
צָּהֳרַיִם	צָהֳרַיִם: noon noun, common, masculine, plural
לֵ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
אמֹר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, infinitive construct
הַ	ה: the particle, article
בַּעַל	בַּעַל: Baal noun, proper name
עֲנֵנוּ	ענה: answer verb, qal, imperative, masculine, singular with first person, common, plural suffix  If the root is not apparent, review your vocabulary; and if this section of the translation is difficult, study Lessons 18 and 20. Valuable hint: when you see Wn eñ at the end of a verb (realising, of course, that the accented sere syllable is a critical component of this segment), then the Wn will always be the 1 c. pl object suffix.
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
אֵין	אַיִן: no, none particle, adverb
קוֹל	קוֹל: sound, voice noun, common, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
אֵין	אַיִן: no, none particle, adverb
עֹנֶה	ענה: answer verb, qal, participle, masculine, singular
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יְפַסְּחוּ	פּסח: pass spring over verb, piel, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv You saw this verb in another stem and form in 1 Ki.18:21.
עַל־	עַל: on particle, preposition
הַ	ה: the particle, article
מִּזְבֵּחַ	מִזְבֵּחַ: altar noun, common, masculine, singular
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
עָשָׂה	עשׂה: do be done be done make be made be made made cause work do assign gain verb, qal, affix, third person, masculine, singular  hf'[' rv,a] The tense relationships in this clause parallel !t;n"-rv,a] at the beginning of the verse. (There are some tense relationships in the story too).
1 Kings 18:27
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יְהִי	היה: to be verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, apocopated ending, vav-conv
בַ	בּ: in, with, through particle, inseparable preposition with article
צָּהֳרַיִם	צָהֳרַיִם: noon noun, common, masculine, plural
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יְהַתֵּל	התל: deceive, mock verb, piel, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv
בָּהֶם	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition with third person, masculine, plural suffix
אֵלִיָּהוּ	אֵלִיָּהוּ: Elijahu noun, proper name
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יֹּאמֶר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv
קִרְאוּ	קרא: call, read out, aloud verb, qal, imperative, masculine, plural
בְ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
קוֹל־	קוֹל: sound, voice noun, common, masculine, singular
גָּדוֹל	גָּדוֹל: great adjective, masculine, singular
כִּי־	כִּי: surely, that particle, conjunction
אֱלֹהִים	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural
הוּא	הוּא: he pronoun, third person, masculine, singular
כִּי	כִּי: surely, that particle, conjunction
שִׂיחַ	שִׂיחַ: complaint, musing, meditate noun, common, masculine, singular  x;yfi yKi This conjunction, which is repeated in the following phrases, conveys the idea of perhaps.
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
כִי־	כִּי: surely, that particle, conjunction
שִׂיג	שִׂיג: a moving back away noun, common, masculine, singular
לוֹ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with third person, masculine, singular suffix  Al %r,d,-ykiw> Al gyfi-ykiw> | Al here is either a specific colloquialism, or it is being used in apposition to the verb like ^l. as in ^l.-%l, (Gen.22:2).
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
כִי־	כִּי: surely, that particle, conjunction
דֶרֶךְ	דֶּרֶךְ: tread, march noun, common, feminine and masculine, singular
לוֹ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with third person, masculine, singular suffix
אוּלַי	אוּלַי: perhaps particle, adverb  Listed precisely this way in the dictionary.
יָשֵׁן	יָשֵׁן: sleep adjective, masculine, singular  Do you recognise this verb type? (17.7)
הוּא	הוּא: he, it pronoun, third person, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִקָץ	יקץ: awake verb, qal, affix, third person, masculine, singular  A root you have seen which uses the two strong letters here is #cq (1 Ki.17:7) but #q")yIw> is not pointed for a Qal prefix of a geminate verb. #qy is a 1^st y verb like ary which retains the y of the root in most forms. Here, unfortunately, the y of the root has elided and so the root’s identifying characteristic is lost. (In Gen.28:16 this verb appears in the Qal prefix with vav conversive and is written #q;yYIw: the way one would expect to see it). Quiz: is the w> vav reversive? What is the form of the verb?
1 Kings 18:28
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּקְרְאוּ	קרא: call, read out, aloud verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv
בְּ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
קוֹל	קוֹל: sound, voice noun, common, masculine, singular
גָּדוֹל	גָּדוֹל: great adjective, masculine, singular
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּתְגֹּדְדוּ	גּדד: hew down verb, hitpolel, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv Another Hitpolel of a geminate verb like ddeÛmot.YIw: (1 Ki.17:21). Both reflexive and interactive meanings might be appropriate here.
כְּ	כּ: the like of, like, as before particle, preposition
מִשְׁפָּטָם	מִשְׁפָּט: judgment court case decision justice law plan share custom noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, plural suffix  Although judgment is the primary meaning of this word, custom or fashion are also possibilities.
בַּ	בּ: in, with, through particle, inseparable preposition with article
חֲרָבוֹת	חֶרֶב: sword noun, common, feminine, plural  tAbr'x]B; The preposition is functioning like that in vaeb' (1 Ki.18:24).
וּ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
בָ	בּ: in, with, through particle, inseparable preposition with article
רְמָחִים	רֹמַח: spear, lance noun, common, masculine, plural
עַד־	עַד: until particle, preposition
שְׁפָךְ־	שׁפךְ: pour out, pour verb, qal, infinitive construct
דָּם	דָּם: blood noun, common, masculine, singular  ~D'-%p'v.-d[; This clause is similar syntactically to lWav' tAh.Bi (35.1) except the conjunction here is not attached to the verb.
עֲלֵיהֶם	עַל: on particle, preposition with third person, masculine, plural suffix
1 Kings 18:29
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יְהִי	היה: to be verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, apocopated ending, vav-conv
כַּ	כּ: the like of, like, as before particle, preposition
עֲבֹר	עבר: pass over, through, by, pass on verb, qal, infinitive construct
הַ	ה: the particle, article
צָּהֳרַיִם	צָהֳרַיִם: noon noun, common, masculine, plural  ~yIr;h\C'h; rbo[]K; This phrase is constructed like ~D'-%p'v.-d[; In both cases there is a preposition + infinitive + subject.
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּתְנַבְּאוּ	נבא: prophesy verb, hithpael, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv The root should be familiar. Some scholars believe that one of the meanings of the Hitpael is to feign something, like to play the prophet. But it is a major interpretation difference to say they prophesied or they feigned prophesy. Other possibilities could be they prophesied to each other, they prophesied to themselves (a bit far out perhaps but “correct”), they prophesied over and over.
עַד	עַד: until particle, preposition
לַ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
עֲלוֹת	עלה: offer, go up verb, qal, infinitive construct
הַ	ה: the particle, article
מִּנְחָה	מִנְחָה: offering gift tribute noun, common, feminine, singular  hx'n>Mih; tAl[]l; The verb hl[ is intransitive in the Qal and so hx'n>Mih; cannot be the DO. Besides, if it were, it would probably have ta in front of it. hl[ in the Qal can mean be offered and hx'n>Mih; is the subject of the infinitive. The hx'n>Mi was probably an offering that was given late in the afternoon because it fits the context, and later in Judaism it became the term for the late afternoon service. Because the verb hl[ is used, it seems likely that this was a burnt offering although some interpreters think the term applies to any offering made to God.
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
אֵין־	אַיִן: no, not particle, adverb  !yaew> Note the repetition and extension of the !yaew> clauses here and also in 1 Ki.18:26.
קוֹל	קוֹל: sound, voice noun, common, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
אֵין־	אַיִן: no, not, none particle, adverb
עֹנֶה	ענה: answer verb, qal, participle, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
אֵין	אַיִן: no, not particle, adverb
קָשֶׁב	קֶשֶׁב: incline, attend noun, common, masculine, singular