1 Kings

1 Kings 22:21

21Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’a

‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.

Footnotes

  • a 22:21 Some texts break verse 21 and begin verse 22 at this point.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then a spiritהָר֗וּחַhā·rū·aḥArticle; Noun - common singularH7307 breath, wind, spirit
came forwardוַיֵּצֵ֣אway·yê·ṣêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙way·ya·‘ă·mōḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will entice himאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ’ă·p̄at·ten·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH6601 be spacious, wide, open
By what meansבַּמָּֽה׃bam·māhPreposition-b; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
askedאֵלָ֖יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.