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and saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרBen-hadad:בֶּן הֲדַד‘Your silverכַּסְפְּךָand your goldוּזְהָבְךָare mine,לִי הוּאand your wivesוְנָשֶׁיךָand your sons,וּבָנֶיךָthe best ones,הַטּוֹבִיםare mine.’”לִי הֵם
1 Kings 20:3
Study it in the app“and said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your sons, the best ones, are mine.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:3, word by word
- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Ben-hadadבֶּןben
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad: a name meaning "son of Hadad" (Hadad was the storm god of the Arameans). It was borne by several kings of Aram who reigned in Damascus, among them the one who made a pact with Asa and the one who fought against Ahab.
Where else “ben” appears- ‘Your silverכַּסְפְּkasp
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasp” appears- and your goldזְהָבְzehav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zehav” appears- and your wivesנָשֶׁיnashe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashe” appears- and your sonsבָנֶיvane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vane” appears- the best onesטּוֹבִיםtovim
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tovim” appears
The context
2He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,
3 · This verse (above)
4The king of Israel answered and said, “As you say, my lord the king: yours am I, and all that I have.”