1 Kings

1 Kings 20:7–8

⁷Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

⁸And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”

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1 Kings 20:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
summoned	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the elders	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Please	נָ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
take note	דְּעֽוּ־	də·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3045 know
and see	וּרְא֔וּ	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is looking for	מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ	mə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
trouble	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
when he demanded	שָׁלַ֨ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
my wives	לְנָשַׁ֤י	lə·nā·šay	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H802 woman, wife, female
my children	וּלְבָנַי֙	ū·lə·ḇā·nay	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
my silver	וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י	ū·lə·ḵas·pî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3701 silver, money
and my gold	וְלִזְהָבִ֔י	wə·liz·hā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2091 gold
I did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deny	מָנַ֖עְתִּי	mā·na‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
him	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

1 Kings 20:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the elders	הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
and	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
said	וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
listen to him	תִּשְׁמַ֖ע	tiš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
or	וְל֥וֹא	wə·lō·w	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
consent to his terms	תֹאבֶֽה׃	ṯō·ḇeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H14 be willing, consent

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1 Kings 20:7 2 Kings 5:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.