1 Kings
1 Kings 13:1
1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suddenly | וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| as Jeroboam | וְיָרָבְעָ֛ם | wə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| was standing | עֹמֵ֥ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| beside | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to burn incense | לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ | lə·haq·ṭîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| there came | בָּ֧א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| a man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| from Judah | מִיהוּדָ֛ה | mî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Bethel | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| by the word | בִּדְבַ֥ר | biḏ·ḇar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 12:32–33 · 2 Kings 23:17 · 1 Thessalonians 4:15 · Jeremiah 25:3 · Jeremiah 32:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.