KJV King James Version
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
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1 Kings 18:28
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
WEB World English Bible
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.
ASV American Standard Version
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood is on them;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 18
25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress [it] first; for ye [are] many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire [under].
26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed [it], and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But [there was] no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
27 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.
28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the [time] of the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that [there was] neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD [that was] broken down.
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
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וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙H7121 · qa.rato call: call toבְּק֣וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceגָּד֔וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙H1413 · ga.dadto cutכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םH4941 · mish.patjustice: judgementבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתH2719 · che.revswordוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםH7420 · ro.machspearעַד־H5704 · adtillשְׁפָךְ־H8210 · sha.phakhto pour: pourדָּ֖םH1818 · dambloodעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Leviticus 19:28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I [am] the LORD.Deuteronomy 14:1Ye [are] the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.Mark 5:5And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.Mark 9:22And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.Micah 6:7Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?
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