Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 20:12 Interlinear

And it came to pass when Benhadad heard this message as he was drinking he and the kings in the pavilions that he said unto his servants Set Set themselves in array against the city

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֗יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙H8085And it came to pass when Benhadad heardto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4הַדָּבָ֣רH1697this messagea word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
5הַזֶּ֔הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
6וְה֥וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
7שֹׁתֶ֛הH8354as he was drinkingto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
8ה֥וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
9וְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםH4428he and the kingsa king
10בַּסֻּכּ֑וֹתH5521in the pavilionsa hut or lair
11וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559that he saidto say (used with great latitude)
12אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
13עֲבָדָיו֙H5650unto his servantsa servant
14וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּH7760Setto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
15וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּH7760Setto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
16עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
17הָעִֽיר׃H5892themselves in array against the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Verse Context

1 Kings 20:11answered And the king of Israel and said Tell ...
1 Kings 20:12 (current) And it came to pass when Benhadad heard this message as he was drinking he and the kings in the pavilions that he said unto his servants Set Set themselves in array against the city
1 Kings 20:13 prophet a And behold there came unto Ahab...

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