1 Kings
1 Kings 18:10
10As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| lives | חַ֣י׀ | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| there is | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| no | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| nation | גּ֤וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| or kingdom | וּמַמְלָכָה֙ | ū·mam·lā·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| where | אֲ֠שֶׁר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| has not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sent | שָׁלַ֨ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| someone to search for you | לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔ | lə·ḇaq·qeš·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| When they said | וְאָמְר֖וּ | wə·’ā·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| not | אָ֑יִן | ’ā·yin | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| he made that kingdom | הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ | ham·mam·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| or nation | הַגּ֔וֹי | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| swear | וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַ | wə·hiš·bî·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| that | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| they had not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| found you | יִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃ | yim·ṣā·’ek·kāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.