1 Kings
1 Kings 13:25
25And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there were | וְהִנֵּ֧ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֣ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| passing by | עֹבְרִ֗ים | ‘ō·ḇə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| who saw | וַיִּרְא֤וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| the body | הַנְּבֵלָה֙ | han·nə·ḇê·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| lying | מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת | muš·le·ḵeṯ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| in the road | בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the lion | הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה | hā·’ar·yêh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
| standing | עֹמֵ֖ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| beside | אֵ֣צֶל | ’ê·ṣel | Preposition | H681 conjunction, proximity |
| it | הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה | han·nə·ḇê·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| and they went | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and reported this | וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ | way·ḏab·bə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| in the city | בָעִ֔יר | ḇā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the old | הַזָּקֵ֖ן | haz·zā·qên | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2205 old |
| prophet | הַנָּבִ֥יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| lived | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.