1 Kings

1 Kings 20:31

³¹Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the servants of	עֲבָדָיו֒	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָיו֮	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Look	הִנֵּֽה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
now	נָ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
we have heard	שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ	šā·ma‘·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8085 hear
that	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the kings	מַלְכֵי֙	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
are merciful	חֶ֖סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
Let us go out	וְנֵצֵא֙	wə·nê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H3318 go or come out
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
sackcloth	שַׂקִּ֨ים	śaq·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
around our waists	בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ	bə·mā·ṯə·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common plural	H4975 waist, loins
and ropes	וַחֲבָלִ֣ים	wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H2256 cord, territory, band
around our heads	בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ	bə·rō·šê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H7218 head
Perhaps	אוּלַ֖י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
he will spare	יְחַיֶּ֥ה	yə·ḥay·yeh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
your life	נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	nap̄·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Genesis 37:34 · 2 Samuel 3:31 · 1 Kings 20:23

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