Study it in the app“They took the bull that he gave them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answering. And they limped around the altar that had been made.”
They tookוַיִּקְחוּthe bullהַפָּרthatאֲשֶׁרhe gaveנָתַןthem,לָהֶםand prepared it,וַיַּעֲשׂוּand calledוַיִּקְרְאוּon the nameבְשֵׁםof Baalהַבַּעַלfromמֵmorningהַבֹּקֶרuntilוְעַדnoon,הַצָּהֳרַיִםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Baal,הַבַּעַלanswer us!”עֲנֵנוּBut there was noוְאֵיןvoice,קוֹלand noוְאֵיןone answering.עֹנֶהAnd they limpedוַיְפַסְּחוּaroundעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַthatאֲשֶׁרhad been made.עָשָׂה
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appearsbull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaasu” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikru” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsBaal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appearsmorning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appearsnoon
When the sun is highest; or full light.
Where else “tsahorayim” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearshear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “ane” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appearslimp
To walk badly on a foot or leg that does not hold; also, to waver between two options.
Where else “yefaschu” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears“They limped”: the same verb as in verse 21; according to the lexicon, it also means “to leap, to dance.” Here it may describe a ritual dance, with leaps, around the altar.
25Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And it happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is musing, or he has stepped aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he is asleep and must wake up.”
