Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?” Young's Literal Translation And the king saith unto him, ‘How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in the name of Jehovah?’ King James Bible And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? Hebrew But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “How many עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while times פְעָמִ֖ים (p̄ə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence must I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I make you swear מַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָ (maš·bî·‘e·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to tell תְדַבֵּ֥ר (ṯə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue me anything but רַק־ (raq-) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless the truth אֱמֶ֖ת (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness in the name בְּשֵׁ֥ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of the LORD?” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |