1 Kings
1 Kings 2:44
44The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| also said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתָּ֤ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| know | יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| in your heart | לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the evil | הָרָעָ֗ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you did | עָשִׂ֖יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to my father | אָבִ֑י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| David | לְדָוִ֣ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| Therefore the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will bring | וְהֵשִׁ֧יב | wə·hê·šîḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| your evil | רָעָתְךָ֖ | rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| back upon your head | בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ | bə·rō·še·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7218 head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 16:5–13 · Ezekiel 17:19 · Psalm 7:16 · 1 Samuel 25:39 · John 8:9 · Proverbs 5:22 · Hosea 4:9 · 1 John 3:20 · 1 Kings 2:32–33 · Romans 2:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.