1 Kings
1 Kings 20:3
3saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says:a ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
Footnotes
- a 20:3 Some texts break verse 2 and begin verse 3 at this point.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| Ben-hadad | הֲדַ֔ד | hă·ḏaḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1130 Ben-Hadad |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Your silver | כַּסְפְּךָ֥ | kas·pə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and gold | וּֽזְהָבְךָ֖ | ū·zə·hā·ḇə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| are | ה֑וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| mine | לִֽי־ | lî- | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and your best | הַטּוֹבִ֖ים | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| wives | וְנָשֶׁ֧יךָ | wə·nā·še·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and children | וּבָנֶ֛יךָ | ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| are | הֵֽם׃ | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| mine | לִי־ | lî- | Preposition; first person common singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.