1 Kings

1 Kings 20:40

⁴⁰But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.”

And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But while your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֗	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
was	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
busy	עֹשֵׂ֥ה	‘ō·śêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6213 do, make
here	הֵ֛נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2007 they
and there	וָהֵ֖נָּה	wā·hên·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H2007 they
disappeared	אֵינֶ֑נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
And the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֧יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
So	כֵּ֥ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
your judgment	מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָ	miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
you have pronounced it	חָרָֽצְתָּ׃	ḥā·rā·ṣə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2782 cut, sharpen, decide
on yourself	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.