1 Kings

1 Kings 13:30–31

³⁰Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”

³¹After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones,

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1 Kings 13:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he laid	וַיַּנַּ֥ח	way·yan·naḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
the body	נִבְלָת֖וֹ	niḇ·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5038 carcass, corpse
in his own tomb	בְּקִבְר֑וֹ	bə·qiḇ·rōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
and they lamented	וַיִּסְפְּד֥וּ	way·yis·pə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5594 wail, lament
over him	עָלָ֖יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Oh	ה֥וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
my brother	אָחִֽי׃	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother

1 Kings 13:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had buried him	קָבְר֣וֹ	qā·ḇə·rōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6912 bury
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his sons	בָּנָיו֙	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
When I die	בְּמוֹתִי֙	bə·mō·w·ṯî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H4191 die
you must bury	וּקְבַרְתֶּ֣ם	ū·qə·ḇar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6912 bury
me	אֹתִ֔י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in the tomb	בַּקֶּ֕בֶר	baq·qe·ḇer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
where	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
is buried	קָב֣וּר	qā·ḇūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6912 bury
Lay	הַנִּ֖יחוּ	han·nî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5117 rest
my bones	עַצְמֹתָ֔יו	‘aṣ·mō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
beside	אֵ֚צֶל	’ê·ṣel	Preposition	H681 conjunction, proximity
his bones	עַצְמֹתָֽי׃	‘aṣ·mō·ṯāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self

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1 Kings 13:30 Jeremiah 22:18

1 Kings 13:31 2 Kings 23:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.