1 Kings
1 Kings 22:30
30And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the king | מֶ֨לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| said | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| I will disguise myself | הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ | hiṯ·ḥap·pêś | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive absolute | H2664 search |
| and go | וָבֹ֣א | wā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into battle | בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | ḇam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| but you | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| wear | לְבַ֣שׁ | lə·ḇaš | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| your royal robes | בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ | bə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| So the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| disguised himself | וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ | way·yiṯ·ḥap·pêś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2664 search |
| and went | וַיָּב֖וֹא | way·yā·ḇō·w | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into battle | בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | bam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 35:22 · Jeremiah 23:24 · 1 Samuel 28:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.