1 Kings 13:29

“The prophet picked up the corpse of the man of Elohim and laid him on the donkey and brought him back; and he came to the city of the old prophet to lament and to bury him.”

1 Kings 13:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 13:29, word by word

The prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “navi” appears
picked upיִּשָּׂאyisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “yisa” appears
the corpseנִבְלַתnivlat

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.

Where else “nivlat” appears
of the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
and laid himיַּנִּחֵyaniche

put

To set something or someone in a place.

Where else “yaniche” appears
the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

Where else “chamor” appears
and brought him backיְשִׁיבֵyeshive

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “yeshive” appears
and he cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
of the oldזָּקֵןzaken

old

A person of many years.

Where else “zaken” appears
to lamentסְפֹּדsepod

mourn, lament

Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.

Where else “sepod” appears
and to bury himקָבְרkavr

bury

Bury.

Where else “kavr” appears

The context

28He went and found his corpse thrown on the way, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the corpse; the lion had not eaten the corpse and had not mauled the donkey.

29 · This verse (above)

30He laid his corpse in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Alas, my brother!”

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