1 Kings

1 Kings 18:5

⁵Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Obadiah	עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ	‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5662 Obadjah
Go	לֵ֤ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
throughout the land	בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
spring	מַעְיְנֵ֣י	ma‘·yə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4599 spring
and	וְאֶ֖ל	wə·’el	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
valley	הַנְּחָלִ֑ים	han·nə·ḥā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
Perhaps	אוּלַ֣י׀	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
we will find	נִמְצָ֣א	nim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
grass	חָצִ֗יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
to keep the horses	ס֣וּס	sūs	Noun - masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
and mules	וָפֶ֔רֶד	wā·p̄e·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6505 mule
alive	וּנְחַיֶּה֙	ū·nə·ḥay·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural	H2421 live
so that we will not	וְל֥וֹא	wə·lō·w	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have to destroy	נַכְרִ֖ית	naḵ·rîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
any livestock	מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃	mê·hab·bə·hê·māh	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.