1 Kings 14:3

“Take in your hand ten loaves of bread, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go in to him; he will tell you what will happen to the boy.””

1 Kings 14:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 14:3, word by word

Takeלָקַחַתְּlakachat

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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in your handיָדֵyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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tenעֲשָׂרָהasara

ten

Ten.

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loaves of breadלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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cakesנִקֻּדִיםnikudim

cake

Hard breads that crumble easily.

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and a jarבַקְבֻּקvakbuk

jar, flask

Jar or narrow-necked bottle of clay; the name imitates the sound of the liquid pouring out.

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of honeyדְּבַשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

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and go inבָאתvat

enter

To go into a place.

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will tellיַגִּידyagid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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will happenיִּהְיֶהyihye

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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to the boyנָּעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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The context

2Jeroboam said to his wife, “Get up, please, and disguise yourself, so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Look, there is Ahijah the prophet; he spoke about me that I would be king over this people.

3 · This verse (above)

4Jeroboam’s wife did so: she got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes had become fixed because of his old age.

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