Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAt 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 noonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם (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 |