1 Kings
1 Kings 13:29
29So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the old prophet | הַנָּבִ֜יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| lifted up | וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | way·yiś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the body | נִבְלַ֧ת | niḇ·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| of the man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| laid | וַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּ | way·yan·ni·ḥê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| it on | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the donkey | הַחֲמ֖וֹר | ha·ḥă·mō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| and brought it back | וַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּ | way·šî·ḇê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to his own | הַזָּקֵ֔ן | haz·zā·qên | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2205 old |
| city | עִיר֙ | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| to mourn for him | לִסְפֹּ֖ד | lis·pōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5594 wail, lament |
| and bury him | וּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃ | ū·lə·qā·ḇə·rōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6912 bury |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.