Romans 11:4

4Butἀλλὰwhat [was]τίspokenλέγειto himαὐτῷtheὁdivine answerχρηματισμός;I have leftΚατέλιπονto Myselfἐμαυτῷseven thousandἑπτακισχιλίουςmenἄνδρας,whoοἵτινεςnotοὐκhave bowedἔκαμψαν[the] kneeγόνυτῇto BaalΒάαλ.

But what does the divine answer say to him? “I left to Myself seven thousand men, who did not bow the knee to Baal.”

Vocab difficulty

95.1

Rare words

  • χρηματισμός

    χρηματισμός

    an oracle, divine response.

  • ἑπτακισχιλίους

    ἑπτακισχίλιοι

    seven thousand.

  • ἔκαμψαν

    κάμπτω

    I bend, bow.

  • Βάαλ

    Βάαλ

    Baal, chief deity of the Phoenicians and other Semitic nations.