1 Kings

1 Kings 22:48–49

⁴⁸Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish^e to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber. ⁴⁹At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

Footnotes

e 22:48 Or a fleet of trading ships

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1 Kings 22:48

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
built	עָשָׂר	ʿå̄·śå̄r	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6237 take the tenth of, tithe
ships	אֳנִיּ֨וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish
to go	לָלֶ֧כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
to Ophir	אוֹפִ֛ירָה	’ō·w·p̄î·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H211 Ophir
for gold	לַזָּהָ֖ב	laz·zā·hāḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
but they never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
set sail	הָלָ֑ךְ	hā·lāḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
were wrecked	נִשְׁבְּרָה	niš·bə·rå̄h	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
at Ezion-geber	גָּֽבֶר׃	gā·ḇer	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6100 Etsjon-Geber

1 Kings 22:49

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time	אָ֠ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֤הוּ	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
said	אָמַ֞ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jehoshaphat	יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
Let my servants	עֲבָדַ֛י	‘ă·ḇā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
sail	יֵלְכ֧וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
your servants	עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
but Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
refused	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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