1 Kings
1 Kings 20:10
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.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.