1 Kings

1 Kings 22:16

16But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to himאֵלָיו֙’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
How manyעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
timesפְעָמִ֖יםp̄ə·‘ā·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
must Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
make you swearמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmaš·bi·‘e·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7650 swear
notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to tell meתְדַבֵּ֥רṯə·ḏab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
anything butרַק־raq-AdverbH7535 thin
the truthאֱמֶ֖ת’ĕ·meṯNoun - feminine singularH571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbə·šêmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.