Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.” Young's Literal Translation And his servants say unto him, ‘Lo, we pray thee, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel—that they are kind kings; let us put, we pray thee, sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and we go out unto the king of Israel; it may be he doth keep thee alive.’ King James Bible And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel [are] merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. Hebrew Then the servants of [Ben-hadad]עֲבָדָיו֒ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant said וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָיו֮ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Look הִנֵּֽה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! now, נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' we have heard שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ (šā·ma‘·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently that כִּ֗י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the kings מַלְכֵי֙ (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king of the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc are merciful. חֶ֖סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty Let us go out וְנֵצֵא֙ (wə·nê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc [with] נָשִׂ֣ימָה (nā·śî·māh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set sackcloth שַׂקִּ֨ים (śaq·qîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag around our waists בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ (bə·mā·ṯə·nê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - mdc | first person common plural Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins and ropes וַחֲבָלִ֣ים (wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin around our heads. בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ (bə·rō·šê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 7218: The head Perhaps אוּלַ֖י (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's 194: Perhaps he will spare יְחַיֶּ֥ה (yə·ḥay·yeh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive your life.� נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion |