1 Kings
1 Kings 20:32
32So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’”
And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ | way·yaḥ·gə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| sackcloth | שַׂקִּ֨ים | śaq·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8242 sack, sackcloth |
| around their waists | בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם | bə·mā·ṯə·nê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H4975 waist, loins |
| and ropes | וַחֲבָלִ֣ים | wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H2256 cord, territory, band |
| around their heads | בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם | bə·rā·šê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7218 head |
| they went | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| 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 |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֧ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Ben-hadad | הֲדַ֛ד | hă·ḏaḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1130 Ben-Hadad |
| says | אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| spare | תְּחִֽי־ | tə·ḥî- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H2421 live |
| my life | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| And | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is he still | הַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּ | ha·‘ō·w·ḏen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| alive | חַ֖י | ḥay | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| He | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is my brother | אָחִ֥י | ’ā·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.