1 Kings

1 Kings 20:36

³⁶Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.”

And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	ל֗וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you have not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obeyed	שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
the voice	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
as soon as	הִנְּךָ֤	hin·nə·ḵā	Interjection; second person masculine singular	H2005 lo! behold
you depart	הוֹלֵךְ֙	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
from me	מֵֽאִתִּ֔י	mê·’it·tî	Preposition-m; Direct object marker; first person common singular	H854 with
a lion	הָאַרְיֵ֑ה	hā·’ar·yêh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
will kill you	וְהִכְּךָ֖	wə·hik·kə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
And when he left	וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
a lion	הָאַרְיֵ֖ה	hā·’ar·yêh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
found him	וַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּ	way·yim·ṣā·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
and killed him	וַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃	way·yak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.