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A certainוְ אֶחָדmanאִישׁof the sonsמִבְּנֵיof the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםsaidאָמַרtoאֶלhis companionרֵעֵהוּby the wordבִּדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָה“Strike me,הַכֵּינִיplease.”נָאBut the manוַ הָאִישׁrefusedיְמָאֵןto strike him.לְהַכֹּתוֹ
1 Kings 20:35
Study it in the app“A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of YHWH, “Strike me, please.” But the man refused to strike him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:35, word by word
- A certainאֶחָדechad
a certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “echad” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- his companionרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears- by the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- “Strike meהַכֵּיhake
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hake” appears- refusedיְמָאֵןyemaen
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “yemaen” appears
Translation note
“The sons of the prophets”: the members of the groups of prophets, disciples gathered around a prophet (2 Kings 2:3; 4:38). “Sons” does not indicate kinship here.
The context
34He said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will give back; and you shall set up streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “And I, said Ahab, on this covenant will let you go.” So he made with him a covenant and let him go.
35 · This verse (above)
36He said to him, “Because you have not listened to the voice of YHWH, look, as you go from me, the lion will strike you.” He went away from beside him, and the lion found him and struck him.