וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח קְבֹ֥ץ אֵלַ֛י אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וְאֶת־נְבִיאֵ֨י הַבַּ֜עַל אַרְבַּ֧ע מֵאֹ֣ות וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים וּנְבִיאֵ֤י הָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵאֹ֔ות אֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחַ֥ן אִיזָֽבֶל׃
And now send, gather to me all Yisraʾel to Mount Karmel, and the prophets of the Baʿal, four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Ashera, four hundred, who eat at Izevel’s table.
Morphology
- וְעַתָּ֗ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And now”; Notes: Transition to command.
- שְׁלַ֨ח (shelaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal imperative 2ms; Translation: “send”; Notes: Directive to Aḥʾav.
- קְבֹ֥ץ (qevots) – Root: קבץ (qavats); Form: Qal imperative 2ms; Translation: “gather”; Notes: Conjoined with previous command.
- אֵלַ֛י (elai) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition + 1cs suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Refers to Eliyahu as speaker.
- אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (et-kol-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Direct object marker + totalizing particle + proper noun; Translation: “all Yisraʾel”; Notes: Public gathering for judgment or revelation.
- אֶל־הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל (el-har ha-Karmel) – Root: הר (har), כרמל (Karmel); Form: Preposition + noun + definite place name; Translation: “to Mount ha-Karmel”; Notes: Designated location of the event.
- וְאֶת־נְבִיאֵ֨י הַבַּ֜עַל (ve-et-neviʾei ha-Baʿal) – Root: נבא (navaʾ), בעל (Baʿal); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + construct plural noun + definite name; Translation: “and the prophets of the Baʿal”; Notes: Priests of idolatry.
- אַרְבַּ֧ע מֵאֹ֣ות וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים (arbaʿ meʾot va-ḥamishim) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ), מאה (meʾah), חמש (ḥamesh); Form: Numerals; Translation: “four hundred and fifty”; Notes: Number of Baʿal’s prophets.
- וּנְבִיאֵ֤י הָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ (u-neviʾei ha-Asherah) – Root: נבא (navaʾ), אשרה (Asherah); Form: Conjunction + construct plural noun + definite name; Translation: “and the prophets of the Asherah”; Notes: Another group of idolatrous prophets.
- אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵאֹ֔ות (arbaʿ meʾot) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ), מאה (meʾah); Form: Numeral; Translation: “four hundred”; Notes: Number of Asherah’s prophets.
- אֹכְלֵ֖י (okhlei) – Root: אכל (ʾakal); Form: Qal participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “eaters of”; Notes: Introduces their dependence.
- שֻׁלְחַ֥ן (shulḥan) – Root: שלחן (shulḥan); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “table of”; Notes: Symbolizes provision and support.
- אִיזָֽבֶל (Izevel) – Root: איזבל (Izevel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Izevel”; Notes: Queen of Aḥʾav, supporter of idolatry.