1 Kings
1 Kings 19:15
15Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֔יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Go | לֵ֛ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| back | שׁ֥וּב | šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| by the way you came | לְדַרְכְּךָ֖ | lə·ḏar·kə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to the Desert | מִדְבַּ֣רָה | miḏ·ba·rāh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4057 mouth |
| of Damascus | דַמָּ֑שֶׂק | ḏam·må̄·śɛq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| When you arrive | וּבָ֗אתָ | ū·ḇā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| you are to anoint | וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧ | ū·mā·šaḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H4886 smear, anoint |
| Hazael | חֲזָאֵ֛ל | ḥă·zā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2371 Chazael |
| as king | לְמֶ֖לֶךְ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Aram | אֲרָֽם׃ | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 45:1 · Jeremiah 1:10 · 2 Kings 8:7–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.