1 Kings

1 Kings 12:5

⁵Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rehoboam answered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go away	לְכ֥וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
for	עֹ֛ד	‘ōḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and then return	וְשׁ֣וּבוּ	wə·šū·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
So the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
departed	וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.