1 Kings
1 Kings 20:28
28Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| approached | וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ | way·yig·gaš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5066 draw near, approach |
| the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and said | וַיֹּאמֶר֮ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Because | יַ֠עַן | ya·‘an | Adverb | H3282 purpose, intention |
| the Arameans | אֲרָם֙ | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| have said that | אָמְר֤וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is a god | אֱלֹהֵ֤י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the hills | הָרִים֙ | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| of the valleys | עֲמָקִ֖ים | ‘ă·mā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6010 vale |
| I will deliver | וְ֠נָתַתִּי | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| great | הַגָּ֤דוֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| army | הֶהָמ֨וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| into your hand | בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ | bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| Then you will know | וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם | wî·ḏa‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 20:13 · 1 Kings 17:18 · Psalm 79:10 · Ezekiel 12:16 · Ezekiel 36:21–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.