1 Kings 13:24

“He went away, and a lion found him on the way and put him to death. And his corpse was thrown on the way, and the donkey was standing beside it, and the lion was standing beside the corpse.”

1 Kings 13:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 13:24, word by word

He went awayיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and a lionאַרְיֵהarye

lion

Lion.

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found himיִּמְצָאֵyimtsae

meet

To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.

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on the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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and put him to deathיְמִיתֵyemite

kill

To kill someone.

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And his corpseנִבְלָתnivlat

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

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wasתְּהִיtehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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thrownמֻשְׁלֶכֶתmushlechet

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

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and the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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was standingעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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beside itאֶצְלָetsla

beside

Beside, next to.

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The context

23And it happened after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

24 · This verse (above)

25And there men were passing by, and they saw the corpse thrown on the way, and the lion standing beside the corpse; and they came and spoke of it in the city where the old prophet lived.

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