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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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וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vayiqrevand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.בְּק֣וֹלbeqolin soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.גָּד֔וֹלgadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vayitgodedvand assembleגָּדַדconjunction, verb, hithpolel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and assemble”, the next action in the storyH1413to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves.כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םkemishpatamas lawמִשְׁפָּטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “as law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…בַּחֲרָב֖וֹתbacharavotin knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםuvaremachimand in bucklerרֹמַחconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and in buckler”, the ordinary formH7420a lance (as thrown); especially the iron pointbuckler, javelin, lancet, spear.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.שְׁפָךְshefakhecastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, infinitive construct — “cast”, the to-form of the verbH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.דָּ֖םdamblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.עֲלֵיהֶֽםaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

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;

World English Bible

They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.

Darby Translation

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.

Douay-Rheims

So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves according to their custom with knives and lancets until the blood gushed out upon them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπεκαλοῦντο ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, καὶ κατετέμνοντο κατὰ τὸν ἐθισμὸν αὐτῶν ἐν μαχαίραις καὶ σειρομάσταις ἕως ἐκχύσεως αἵματος ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς,