1 Kings

1 Kings 20:12

¹²Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents,^b and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.

Footnotes

b 20:12 Or in Succoth; also in verse 16

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ben-hadad received	כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
message	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
while he	וְה֥וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
and the kings	וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים	wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
were drinking	שֹׁתֶ֛ה	šō·ṯeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8354 drink
in their tents	בַּסֻּכּ֑וֹת	bas·suk·kō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5521 thicket, booth
and he said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his servants	עֲבָדָיו֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Take your positions	שִׂ֔ימוּ	śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
So they stationed themselves	וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Cross-references

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1 Kings 16:9 · Proverbs 31:4–5 · 1 Kings 20:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.