1 Kings

1 Kings 20:23

²³Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	וְעַבְדֵ֨י	wə·‘aḇ·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
the servants	וְעַבְדֵ֨י	wə·‘aḇ·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Aram	אֲרָ֜ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
said	אָמְר֣וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Their gods	אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of the hills	הָרִים֙	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
That is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they prevailed	חָזְק֣וּ	ḥā·zə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
over us	מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Instead	וְאוּלָ֗ם	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
we should fight	נִלָּחֵ֤ם	nil·lā·ḥêm	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle
them	אִתָּם֙	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with
on the plains	בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר	bam·mî·šō·wr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4334 level place, uprightness
surely then	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
we will prevail	נֶחֱזַ֖ק	ne·ḥĕ·zaq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 14:23 · 1 Samuel 4:8 · 2 Chronicles 32:13–19 · 1 Kings 20:28 · Psalm 50:21–22 · Romans 1:21–23 · 2 Kings 19:12 · Isaiah 42:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.