1 Kings

1 Kings 2:30

30And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’”

But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.”

So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Benaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּḇə·nā·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH1141 Benajah
enteredוַיָּבֹ֨אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the tentאֹ֣הֶל’ō·helNoun - masculine singular constructH168 tent
of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Joabאֵלָ֜יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
saysאָמַ֤ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Come outצֵ֔אṣêVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
But Joab repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Noלֹ֖אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
I will dieאָמ֑וּת’ā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH4191 die
hereפֹ֣הp̄ōhAdverbH6311 here, hither
So Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbə·nā·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH1141 Benajah
relayed the messageדָּבָ֣רdā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
This is howכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
Joabיוֹאָ֖בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
answered meעָנָֽנִי׃‘ā·nā·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH6030 answer, respond

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.