Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’ ” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad. Young's Literal Translation And he saith to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, ‘Say to my lord the king, All that thou didst send for unto thy servant at the first I do, and this thing I am not able to do;’ and the messengers go and take him back word. King James Bible Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. Hebrew So [Ahab] answeredוַיֹּ֜אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the messengers לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י (lə·mal·’ă·ḵê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel of Ben-hadad, הֲדַ֗ד (hă·ḏaḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1130: Ben-hadad -- 'son of Hadad', the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings “Tell אִמְר֞וּ (’im·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say my lord לַֽאדֹנִ֤י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king, הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king ‘All כֹּל֩ (kōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you demanded שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ (šā·laḥ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out of אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to your servant עַבְדְּךָ֤ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant the first time בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ (ḇā·ri·šō·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank I will do, אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make but this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that thing וְהַדָּבָ֣ר (wə·had·dā·ḇār) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause I cannot לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no do.’” לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make So the messengers הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים (ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel departed וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and relayed the message to [Ben-hadad]. דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause |
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