1 Kings
1 Kings 20:6
6But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| about | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| this time | כָּעֵ֣ת | kā·‘êṯ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֗ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| I will send | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח | ’eš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| my servants | עֲבָדַי֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to search | וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ | wə·ḥip·pə·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2664 search |
| your palace | בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ | bê·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and | וְאֵ֖ת | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the houses | בָּתֵּ֣י | bāt·tê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1004 house |
| of your servants | עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| They will seize | יָשִׂ֥ימוּ | yā·śî·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| and carry away | וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ | wə·lā·qā·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3947 take |
| all that | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| is | וְהָיָה֙ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| precious | מַחְמַ֣ד | maḥ·maḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4261 desire, desirable thing |
| to you | עֵינֶ֔יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.