1 Kings
1 Kings 21:20
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 7:14 · 2 Kings 17:17 · 1 Kings 18:17 · 1 Kings 21:25 · Isaiah 52:3 · Revelation 11:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.