1 Kings

1 Kings 11:21

²¹When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Hadad	וַהֲדַ֞ד	wa·hă·ḏaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1908 Hadad
heard	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרַ֗יִם	bə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had rested	שָׁכַ֤ב	šā·ḵaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his fathers	אֲבֹתָ֔יו	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and that	וְכִי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Joab	יוֹאָ֣ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
the commander	שַֽׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the army	הַצָּבָ֑א	haṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
was dead	מֵ֖ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
he	הֲדַד֙	hă·ḏaḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1908 Hadad
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
Let me go	שַׁלְּחֵ֖נִי	šal·lə·ḥê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
that I may return	וְאֵלֵ֥ךְ	wə·’ê·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my own country	אַרְצִֽי׃	’ar·ṣî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H776 earth, land

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