1 Kings
1 Kings 18:31
31And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| twelve | שְׁתֵּ֤ים | šə·têm | Number - fd | H8147 two |
| stones | אֲבָנִ֔ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| one for each | כְּמִסְפַּ֖ר | kə·mis·par | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4557 number, tale |
| tribe | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of the sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| to | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had come | הָיָ֨ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| said | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| shall be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your name | שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | šə·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 17:34 · Genesis 32:28 · Genesis 35:10 · Joshua 4:20 · Joshua 4:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.