1 Kings
1 Kings 18:13–14
13Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water. 14And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
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1 Kings 18:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Was it not | הֲלֹֽא־ | hă·lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| reported | הֻגַּ֤ד | hug·gaḏ | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| to my lord | לַֽאדֹנִי֙ | la·ḏō·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I did | עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| when Jezebel | אִיזֶ֔בֶל | ’î·ze·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| slaughtered | בַּהֲרֹ֣ג | ba·hă·rōḡ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2026 kill, slay |
| the prophets | נְבִיאֵ֣י | nə·ḇî·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I hid | וָאַחְבִּא֩ | wā·’aḥ·bi | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H2244 withdraw, hide |
| a hundred | מֵ֣אָה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| prophets | מִנְּבִיאֵ֨י | min·nə·ḇî·’ê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| men | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| per cave | בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה | bam·mə·‘ā·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| and I provided them | וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖ם | wā·’ă·ḵal·kə·lêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| with food | לֶ֥חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and water | וָמָֽיִם׃ | wā·mā·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
1 Kings 18:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| say | אֹמֵ֔ר | ’ō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לֵ֛ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| tell | אֱמֹ֥ר | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| your lord | לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ | la·ḏō·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| that Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| is here | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| He will kill me | וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ס | wa·hă·rā·ḡā·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2026 kill, slay |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.