1 Kings
1 Kings 12:24
24that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’”
So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that this is what | כֹּ֣ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֡ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You are not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to go up | תַעֲלוּ֩ | ṯa·‘ă·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and fight | תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּן | ṯil·lā·ḥă·mūn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| your brothers | אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם | ’ă·ḥê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Each | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of you must return | שׁ֚וּבוּ | šû·b̲û | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| home | לְבֵית֔וֹ | lə·ḇê·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| for | כִּ֧י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is | נִהְיָ֖ה | nih·yāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| My | מֵאִתִּ֛י | mê·’it·tî | Preposition-m; Direct object marker; first person common singular | H854 with |
| doing | הַדָּבָ֣ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| So they listened | וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ | way·yiš·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| to the word | דְּבַ֣ר | də·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and turned back | וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| according to the word | כִּדְבַ֥ר | kiḏ·ḇar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 12:15 · 2 Chronicles 25:7–8 · Numbers 14:42 · 1 Kings 11:29–38 · 2 Chronicles 11:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.