1 Kings

1 Kings 13:4

⁴Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now when	וַיְהִי֩	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
King	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֧ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
who was at	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
in	בְּבֵֽית־	bə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition	H1008 Bethel
Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
heard	כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ	ḵiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the word	דְּבַ֣ר	də·ḇar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had cried out	קָרָ֤א	qā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
he stretched out	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his hand	יָד֛וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and said	לֵאמֹ֣ר׀	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Seize him	תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ	tip̄·śu·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
But the hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
he stretched out	שָׁלַ֣ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
toward him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
withered	וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ	wat·tî·ḇaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
so that he could	יָכֹ֖ל	yā·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pull it back	לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ	la·hă·šî·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return

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