1 Kings
1 Kings 18:7
7Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now as Obadiah | עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ | ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5662 Obadjah |
| went | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on | בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| suddenly | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| met him | לִקְרָאת֑וֹ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| When Obadiah recognized him | וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ | way·yak·ki·rê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5234 regard, recognize |
| he fell | וַיִּפֹּ֣ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | פָּנָ֔יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is it | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| you | הַאַתָּ֥ה | ha·’at·tāh | Article; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| Elijah | אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.