And you,וְאַתָּהcountתִמְנֶהfor yourselfלְךָtroopsחַיִלlike the troopsכַּחַיִלthat fellהַנֹּפֵלfrom you,מֵאוֹתָךְhorseוְסוּסfor horseכַּסּוּסand chariotוְרֶכֶבfor chariot;כָּרֶכֶבand let us fightוְנִלָּחֲמָהagainst themאוֹתָםon the plateau,בַּמִּישׁוֹרand surelyאִם לֹאwe will be strongerנֶחֱזַקthan they.”מֵהֶםHe listenedוַיִּשְׁמַעto their voiceלְקֹלָםand didוַיַּעַשׂso.כֵּן
1 Kings 20:25
Study it in the app“And you, count for yourself troops like the troops that fell from you, horse for horse and chariot for chariot; and let us fight against them on the plateau, and surely we will be stronger than they.” He listened to their voice and did so.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:25, word by word
- countתִמְנֶהtimne
count
To work out how many there are, counting them one by one.
Where else “timne” appears- troopsחַיִלchayil
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appears- that fellנֹּפֵלnofel
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nofel” appears- horseסוּסsus
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appears- and chariotרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- and let us fightנִלָּחֲמָהnilachama
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilachama” appears- on the plateauמִּישׁוֹרmishor
plain
Ground without hills.
Where else “mishor” appears- we will be strongerנֶחֱזַקnechezak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “nechezak” appears- He listenedיִּשְׁמַעyishma
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “yishma” appears- to their voiceקֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- and didיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears
The context
24And do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place.
25 · This verse (above)
26And it happened, at the turn of the year, that Ben-hadad counted Aram and went up to Aphek for war against Israel.