Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֨י way-hî And it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 6672 [e] בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם ḇaṣ-ṣā-ho-ra-yim at noon Prep-b, Art | N-mp 2048 [e] וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל way-hat-têl that mocked Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms [e] בָּהֶ֣ם bā-hem them Prep-b | 3mp 452 [e] אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ ’ê-lî-yā-hū Elijah N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 7121 [e] קִרְא֤וּ qir-’ū Call out V-Qal-Imp-mp 6963 [e] בְקוֹל־ ḇə-qō-wl- in a voice Prep-b | N-ms 1419 [e] גָּדוֹל֙ gā-ḏō-wl louder Adj-ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֣ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm a god N-mp 1931 [e] ה֔וּא hū he [is] Pro-3ms 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî Either Conj 7879 [e] שִׂ֧יחַ śî-aḥ he is meditating N-ms 3588 [e] וְכִֽי־ wə-ḵî- or Conj 7873 [e] שִׂ֛יג śîḡ is busy N-ms [e] ל֖וֹ lōw he Prep-l | 3ms 3588 [e] וְכִֽי־ wə-ḵî- or Conj 1870 [e] דֶ֣רֶךְ ḏe-reḵ is on a journey N-cs [e] ל֑וֹ lōw he Prep-l | 3ms 194 [e] אוּלַ֛י ’ū-lay [or] perhaps Adv 3463 [e] יָשֵׁ֥ן yā-šên is sleeping Adj-ms 1931 [e] ה֖וּא hū he Pro-3ms 3364 [e] וְיִקָֽץ׃ wə-yi-qāṣ and must be awakened Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms

Berean Study Bible
At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, ‘Call with a loud voice, for he [is] a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, “ Shout loudly , for he’s a god! Maybe he’s thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away; or maybe he’s on the road. Perhaps he’s sleeping and will wake up! ”

New American Standard Bible
It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, "Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened."

King James Bible
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he [is] a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 1 Kings 18:27 • 1 Kings 18:27 NIV • 1 Kings 18:27 NLT • 1 Kings 18:27 ESV • 1 Kings 18:27 NASB • 1 Kings 18:27 KJV • 1 Kings 18:27 Biblia Paralela • 1 Kings 18:27 Chinese Bible • 1 Kings 18:27 French Bible • 1 Kings 18:27 German Bible

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