1 Kings

1 Kings 21:20–21

²⁰When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.”

He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. ²¹This is what the LORD says:^b

‘I will bring calamity on you

and consume your descendants;

I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel,

both slave and free.

Footnotes

b 21:21 See LXX; the source of the quotation is clarified in verses 17 and 23; Hebrew Behold.

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1 Kings 21:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Elijah	אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
So you have found me out	הַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִי	ham·ṣā·ṯa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
my enemy	אֹיְבִ֑י	’ō·yə·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
He replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have found	מָצָ֔אתִי	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you have sold yourself	הִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔	hiṯ·mak·ker·ḵā	Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H4376 sell
to do	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַ֖ע	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֥י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

1 Kings 21:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will bring	מֵבִי	mē·ḇī	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
calamity	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
on you	אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and consume	וּבִעַרְתִּ֖י	ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1197 burn, consume
your descendants	אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ	’a·ḥă·re·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H310 behind
I will cut off	וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י	wə·hiḵ·rat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from Ahab	לְאַחְאָב֙	lə·’aḥ·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
every male	מַשְׁתִּ֣ין	maš·tîn	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8366 urinate
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
both slave	וְעָצ֥וּר	wə·‘ā·ṣūr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6113 restrain, retain
and free	וְעָז֖וּב	wə·‘ā·zūḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose

Cross-references

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1 Kings 21:20 Romans 7:14 · 2 Kings 17:17 · 1 Kings 18:17 · 1 Kings 21:25 · Isaiah 52:3 · Revelation 11:10

1 Kings 21:21 1 Kings 14:10 · 2 Kings 14:26 · 2 Kings 10:11–14 · 2 Kings 10:30 · 2 Kings 10:17 · 2 Kings 10:1–7 · 1 Samuel 25:22 · 1 Samuel 25:34 · Exodus 20:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.