1 Kings

1 Kings 2:20

²⁰“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.”

“Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have just one	אַחַ֤ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
small	קְטַנָּה֙	qə·ṭan·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
request of you	שְׁאֵלָ֨ה	šə·’ê·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7596 request, thing asked for
she said	וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
deny	תָּ֖שֶׁב	tā·šeḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
me	פָּנָ֑י	pā·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
Make your request	שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת	šō·’e·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
my mother	אִמִּ֔י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
replied	וַיֹּֽאמֶר־	way·yō·mer-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deny	אָשִׁ֖יב	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
you	פָּנָֽיִךְ׃	pā·nā·yiḵ	Noun - common plural construct; second person feminine singular	H6440 face, before

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.