1 Kings
1 Kings 18:15
15Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elijah | אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| lives | חַ֚י | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| before | לְפָנָ֑יו | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| whom | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I stand | עָמַ֖דְתִּי | ‘ā·maḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| I will present myself | אֵרָאֶ֥ה | ’ê·rā·’eh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| to Ahab | אֵלָֽיו׃ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| today | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.