1 Kings
1 Kings 18:12
12I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I do not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | אֵדָ֔ע | ’ê·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| where | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Spirit | וְר֨וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| may carry you off | יִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙ | yiś·śā·’ă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| when I | אֲנִ֣י׀ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| leave | אֵלֵ֣ךְ | ’ê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| you | מֵאִתָּ֗ךְ | mê·’it·tāḵ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
| Then when I go | וּבָ֨אתִי | ū·ḇā·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| tell | לְהַגִּ֧יד | lə·hag·gîḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5046 be conspicuous |
| Ahab | לְאַחְאָ֛ב | lə·’aḥ·’āḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| and he does not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| find you | יִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖ | yim·ṣā·’ă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| he will kill me | וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי | wa·hă·rā·ḡā·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| But I | וְעַבְדְּךָ֛ | wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| your servant | וְעַבְדְּךָ֛ | wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| have feared | יָרֵ֥א | yā·rê | Adjective - masculine singular | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| from my youth | מִנְּעֻרָֽי׃ | min·nə·‘u·rāy | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
Cross-references
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Acts 8:39 · 2 Kings 2:16 · Ezekiel 8:3 · Ezekiel 40:1–2 · Ezekiel 11:24 · Ezekiel 3:12–14 · Ezekiel 37:1 · 2 Corinthians 12:2–3 · 2 Kings 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.