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1 Kings 20:38 Interlinear

“ So the prophet and waited for the king by the way and disguised himself with ashes upon his face”

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1 Kings 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	H1980		to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
2	הַנָּבִ֔יא	H5030	So the prophet	a prophet or (generally) inspired man
3	וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד	H5975	and waited	to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
4	לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	H4428	for the king	a king
5	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6	הַדָּ֑רֶךְ	H1870	by the way	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
7	וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ	H2664	and disguised	to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e., let be sought), or mask
8	בָּֽאֲפֵ֖ר	H666	himself with ashes	a turban
9	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10	עֵינָֽיו׃	H5869	upon his face	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

1 Kings 20:38 (current) So the prophet and waited for the king by the way and disguised himself with ashes upon his face