1 Kings
1 Kings 2:26
26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| said | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Abiathar | וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨ר | ū·lə·’eḇ·yā·ṯār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H54 Ebjathar |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| Go back | לֵ֣ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your fields | שָׂדֶ֔יךָ | śā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| in Anathoth | עֲנָתֹת֙ | ‘ă·nā·ṯōṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6068 Anathoth |
| Even though | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אָ֑תָּה | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| deserve to die | מָ֖וֶת | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| I will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| put you to death | אֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ | ’ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| at this | הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| time | וּבַיּ֨וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you carried | נָשָׂ֜אתָ | nā·śā·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the ark | אֲר֨וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֤י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהֹוִה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| before | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| my father | אָבִ֔י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| David | דָּוִ֣ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and you suffered | הִתְעַנִּ֔יתָ | hiṯ·‘an·nî·ṯā | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| through all | בְּכֹ֥ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶֽׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| my father | אָבִֽי׃ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| suffered | הִתְעַנָּ֖ה | hiṯ·‘an·nāh | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 21:18 · 1 Samuel 22:20–23 · 2 Samuel 15:24–29 · Jeremiah 1:1 · 1 Samuel 26:16 · Matthew 10:42
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.