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1 Kings 20:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.


1 Kings 20:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 20:724 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּקְרָ֤אwayiqərāʾ
and he summonedconjH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
מֶֽלֶךְmelekə
the king ofnounH4428
royal
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
לְ/כָלləkāl
allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
זִקְנֵ֣יziqənēy
the elders ofadjH2205
ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···
הָ/אָ֔רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙wayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
דְּעֽוּdəʿw
knowverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
נָ֣אnāʾ
pleaseparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
וּ/רְא֔וּwrəʾw
and seeconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
כִּ֥יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
רָעָ֖הrāʿāh
troublenounH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
זֶ֣הzeh
this manprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
מְבַקֵּ֑שׁməbaqēš
is seekingverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
שָׁלַ֨חšālaḥ
he sentverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
אֵלַ֜/יʾēlay
to mepronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
לְ/נָשַׁ֤/יlənāšay
for wives mypronH802
each · every · female · many ···
וּ/לְ/בָנַ/י֙wləbānay
and for children myconjH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
וּ/לְ/כַסְפִּ֣/יwləkasəpiy
and for silver myconjH3701
price · silver
וְ/לִ/זְהָבִ֔/יwəlizəhābiy
and for gold myconjH2091
fair weather
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
מָנַ֖עְתִּיmānaʿətiy
I withheld themverbH4513
keep · refrain · restrain · withhold
מִמֶּֽ/נּוּmimenw
from himpronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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