Study it in the app“And it happened, at the time of offering the grain offering, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “YHWH, Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that you are Elohim in Israel, and I am your servant, and that by your word I have done all these things.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיat the time of offeringבַּעֲלוֹתthe grain offering,הַמִּנְחָהthat Elijahוַ אֵלִיָּהוּthe prophetהַנָּבִיאcame nearיִּגַּשׁand said,וַיֹּאמַר“YHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Abraham,אַבְרָהָםIsaac,יִצְחָקand Israel,וְיִשְׂרָאֵלtodayהַיּוֹםlet it be knownיִוָּדַעthatכִּיyouאַתָּהare Elohimאֱלֹהִיםin Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand Iוַאֲנִיam your servant,עַבְדֶּךָand that by your wordוּבִדְבָרְךָI have doneעָשִׂיתִיallכָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings.הַדְּבָרִים
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsoffer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “alot” appearsgrain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “mincha” appearsElijah
Elijah: a name meaning "my El is YHWH." It is the prophet from Gilead who confronted King Ahab and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2); two other Israelites bear the same name (1 Chronicles 8:27; Ezra 10:21).
Where else “eliyahu” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigash” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsAbraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appearsIsaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yivada” appearsservant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avde” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears35The water ran around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.
36 · This verse (above)
37Answer me, YHWH, answer me, so that this people may know that you, YHWH, are Elohim, and you have turned their heart back.”
