1 Kings

1 Kings 20:9

⁹So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’”

So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the messengers	לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י	lə·mal·’ă·ḵê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger
of Ben-hadad	הֲדַ֗ד	hă·ḏaḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1130 Ben-Hadad
Tell	אִמְר֞וּ	’im·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
my lord	לַֽאדֹנִ֤י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
All	כֹּל֩	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you demanded	שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ	šā·laḥ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7971 send
of	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֤	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
the first time	בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙	ḇā·ri·šō·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
I will do	אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
but this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
thing	וְהַדָּבָ֣ר	wə·had·dā·ḇār	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
I cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do	לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
So the messengers	הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים	ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
departed	וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and relayed the message to	דָּבָֽר׃	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.