1 Kings

1 Kings 20:10–11

¹⁰Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

¹¹And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

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1 Kings 20:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Ben-hadad	הֲדַ֔ד	hă·ḏaḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1130 Ben-Hadad
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
another message	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
May the gods	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
deal	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
with me	לִ֛י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יוֹסִ֑פוּ	yō·w·si·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3254 add
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
dust	עֲפַ֣ר	‘ă·p̄ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
remains	יִשְׂפֹּק֙	yiś·pōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5606 clap, be enough, vomit
of Samaria	שֹׁמְר֔וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
for each	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of my men	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
a handful	לִשְׁעָלִ֕ים	liš·‘ā·lîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H8168 hollow hand, handful

1 Kings 20:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
replied	וַיַּ֤עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
Tell him	דַּבְּר֔וּ	dab·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1696 speak
The one putting on	חֹגֵ֖ר	ḥō·ḡêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
should not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
boast	יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל	yiṯ·hal·lêl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1984 shine
like one taking	כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃	kim·p̄at·tê·aḥ	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6605 open

Cross-references

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1 Kings 20:10 1 Kings 19:2 · Exodus 11:8

1 Kings 20:11 Proverbs 27:1 · Isaiah 10:15–16 · Ecclesiastes 9:11 · 1 Samuel 17:44–47

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.