1 Kings 18:23

“Let them give us two bulls; and let them choose for themselves the one bull and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it; and I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, and I will put no fire to it.”

1 Kings 18:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 18:23, word by word

Let them giveיִתְּנוּyitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yitnu” appears
twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shenayim” appears
bullsפָּרִיםparim

bull

Young bull, bullock.

Where else “parim” appears
and let them chooseיִבְחֲרוּyivcharu

choose

To take one thing and leave the others, because it is preferred.

Where else “yivcharu” appears
the oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
and cut it in piecesינַתְּחֻynatchu

cut in pieces

Cut into pieces, cut up an animal.

Where else “ynatchu” appears
and lay itיָשִׂימוּyasimu

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “yasimu” appears
the woodעֵצִיםetsim

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

Where else “etsim” appears
fire to itאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
will prepareאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “eese” appears

The context

22Elijah said to the people, “I am left a prophet of YHWH, I alone; and the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.

23 · This verse (above)

24Then you will call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of YHWH; and it will be that the Elohim who answers by fire, he is Elohim.” And all the people answered and said, “The word is good.”

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