1 Kings 18:27
Parallel Strong's
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.’

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.

Hebrew
At noon
בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם (ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon

Elijah
אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites

began to taunt
וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל (way·hat·têl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2048: To deride, to cheat

them,
בָּהֶ֣ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

saying,
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Shout
קִרְא֤וּ (qir·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

louder,
גָּדוֹל֙ (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he is
ה֔וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

a god!
אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

Perhaps he is deep in thought,
שִׂ֧יחַ (śî·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7879: A contemplation, an utterance

or occupied,
שִׂ֛יג (śîḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7873: A withdrawal

or on a journey.
דֶ֣רֶךְ (ḏe·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

Perhaps
אוּלַ֛י (’ū·lay)
Adverb
Strong's 194: Perhaps

he is
ה֖וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

sleeping
יָשֵׁ֥ן (yā·šên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3463: Sleeping

and must be awakened!”
וְיִקָֽץ׃ (wə·yi·qāṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3364: To awake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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