Study it in the app“And there, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Look, I am giving it into your hand today, and you will know that I am YHWH.’””
And there,וְהִנֵּהaאֶחָדprophetנָבִיאcame nearנִגַּשׁtoאֶלAhabאַחְאָבkingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה‘Have you seenהְרָאִיתָallכָּלthisהַזֶּהgreatהַגָּדוֹלmultitude?הֶהָמוֹןLook,הִנְנִיI am giving itנֹתְנוֹinto your handבְיָדְךָtoday,הַיּוֹםand you will knowוְיָדַעְתָּthatכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWH.’”יְהוָה
a certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “echad” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “nigash” appearsAhab
Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).
Where else “achav” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raita” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appearsmultitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamon” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “notn” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsacknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yadata” appears12And it happened, when he heard this word, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the booths, that he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” And they took their positions against the city.
13 · This verse (above)
14Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘By the young men of the commanders of the provinces.’” And he said, “Who will start the battle?” He said, “You.”
