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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But now you tell me to go to my master and say, &#8216Elijah is here.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And now you say, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah <i>is here</i>” ’!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your master, “Behold, Elijah <i>is here!</i>”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And now you are saying, &#8216Go, say to your master, &#8220Behold, Elijah is here."&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your master, “Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your master, “Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And now you are saying, ‘Go, tell your master, “Behold, Elijah [is here].”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now you say, ‘Go tell your lord, “Elijah is here! ” ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now you say, &#8216Go tell your lord, &#8220Elijah is here!"&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do you really want me to tell him you're here? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Now you say, 'Tell your master that Elijah is here.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And now you want me to go and tell him that you are here? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But now you're saying 'Go tell your master, "Elijah is here!"' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now you say, ?Go tell your master that Elijah is here!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now you say, 'Go and say to your master, "Elijah is back."'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Look, Elijah is here."'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and now, you are saying, Go, say to your lord, Behold, Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and now, thou art saying, Go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And now thou sayest to me: Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord: Elijah is here!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord that Elijah is here.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And now you say to me, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And now you say to me: ‘Go say to your Lord, behold, it is Elyah!’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Eliu <i>is here</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7047" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Elijah Confronts Ahab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">And now</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">‘Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: la·ḏō·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">your master that</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">is here!’</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">1 Kings 19:2</a></span><br />So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-9.htm">2 Kings 1:9-10</a></span><br />Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” / Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-15.htm">2 Kings 2:15-16</a></span><br />When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him. / “Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-13.htm">2 Kings 3:13</a></span><br />Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-7.htm">2 Chronicles 18:7</a></span><br />The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Jeremiah 26:20-23</a></span><br />Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did. / King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt. / Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Matthew 14:3-5</a></span><br />Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, / because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” / Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10-13</a></span><br />The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. / But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Matthew 21:11</a></span><br />The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-37</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-14.htm">Mark 6:14-16</a></span><br />Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” / Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” / But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a></span><br />And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.</p><p class="hdg">Go, tell they lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm">1 Kings 18:8,14</a></b></br> And he answered him, I <i>am</i>: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah <i>is here</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Go</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">Master</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm">Go</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">Master</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And now you say</b><br>This phrase indicates a continuation of a conversation. The speaker is Obadiah, a devout believer in Yahweh, who is speaking to Elijah. The context is a time of severe drought in Israel, a divine judgment due to the idolatry led by King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Obadiah is expressing concern and disbelief at Elijah's command, highlighting the tension and fear present in the political and religious climate of the time.<p><b>‘Go tell your master</b><br>The term "master" refers to King Ahab, who was the ruler of the northern kingdom of Israel. Ahab is known for his marriage to Jezebel and the subsequent introduction of Baal worship, which led Israel away from the worship of Yahweh. This phrase underscores the hierarchical structure of the time, where kings held significant power and influence. It also reflects the dangerous position Obadiah is in, serving a king who is hostile to the prophets of Yahweh.<p><b>that Elijah is here!’</b><br>Elijah, whose name means "My God is Yahweh," is a central prophetic figure in the Old Testament. His presence signifies a direct challenge to the authority of Ahab and the false prophets of Baal. Elijah's role as a prophet is to call Israel back to covenant faithfulness. This moment foreshadows the dramatic confrontation on Mount Carmel, where Elijah will demonstrate the power of Yahweh over Baal. Elijah is often seen as a type of Christ, representing the prophetic voice that calls people to repentance and faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God known for his boldness and faithfulness. He played a crucial role in challenging the idolatry of Israel and calling the people back to worship Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/obadiah.htm">Obadiah</a></b><br>A devout believer in Yahweh who served in the house of King Ahab. He feared the Lord greatly and protected prophets from Jezebel's persecution.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his wickedness and for leading Israel into idolatry, particularly the worship of Baal, under the influence of his wife, Jezebel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>The wife of King Ahab, notorious for promoting the worship of Baal and persecuting the prophets of Yahweh.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom during a time of spiritual decline, marked by widespread idolatry and apostasy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a></b><br>Elijah's willingness to confront Ahab and declare his presence demonstrates the courage that comes from faith in God. Believers are called to stand firm in their convictions, even in the face of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_appointment.htm">Divine Appointment</a></b><br>Obadiah's encounter with Elijah was not by chance but a divine appointment. God orchestrates events in our lives for His purposes, and we should be attentive to His leading.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_vs._faith.htm">Fear vs. Faith</a></b><br>Obadiah's fear of Ahab contrasts with Elijah's boldness. This highlights the struggle between fear and faith that believers often face. Trusting in God's sovereignty can help us overcome fear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_messenger.htm">The Role of a Messenger</a></b><br>Obadiah was tasked with delivering a message to Ahab. As Christians, we are also called to be messengers of God's truth, sharing the gospel with those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_confrontation.htm">Preparation for Confrontation</a></b><br>Elijah's command to Obadiah to announce his presence to Ahab was a precursor to the confrontation on Mount Carmel. Spiritual preparation and reliance on God are essential when facing challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_fearing_god_mean.htm">Where did the taken one go?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/elijah's_role_in_end_times.htm">What role does Elijah play in the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_solomon_punished_for_intermarriage.htm">1 Kings 11:9-10 - Why does God punish Solomon for foreign marriages here when other biblical figures also intermarried without similar consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_19_fit_with_elijah's_story.htm">How does 1 Kings 19 fit with other biblical accounts of Elijah and the broader historical context, considering potential timeline or narrative discrepancies? (1 Kings 19)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">Behold, Elijah</span>. Obadiah echoes the words of ver. 8.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And now</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">say,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹמֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Go</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tell</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your master [that]</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḏō·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elijah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is here!’</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-11.htm">1 Kings 18:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/18-11.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:11 Now you say Go tell your lord (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>