1 Kings
1 Kings 14:5
5But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the LORD | וַיהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had said | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahijah | אֲחִיָּ֗הוּ | ’ă·ḥî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H281 Achijah |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| of Jeroboam | יָרָבְעָ֡ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| is coming | בָּאָ֣ה | bā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to ask | לִדְרֹשׁ֩ | liḏ·rōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| you | מֵעִמְּךָ֤ | mê·‘im·mə·ḵā | Preposition-m; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| about | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| her son | בְּנָהּ֙ | bə·nāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is ill | חֹלֶ֣ה | ḥō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| You are to say | תְּדַבֵּ֣ר | tə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| such | כָּזֹ֥ה | kā·zōh | Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2090 this, that |
| and such | וְכָזֶ֖ה | wə·ḵā·zeh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| to her | אֵלֶ֑יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| because | וִיהִ֣י | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| when she arrives | כְבֹאָ֔הּ | ḵə·ḇō·’āh | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| she | וְהִ֖יא | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will be disguised | מִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃ | miṯ·nak·kê·rāh | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular | H5234 regard, recognize |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.