1 Kings 20:36

“He 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.”

1 Kings 20:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 20:36, word by word

He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
listenedשָׁמַעְתָּshamata

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

Where else “shamata” appears
to the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” 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
as you goהוֹלֵךְholech

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “holech” appears
the lionאַרְיֵהarye

lion

Lion.

Where else “arye” appears
will strike youהִכְּhik

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

Where else “hik” appears
He went awayיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “yelech” appears
from beside himאֶצְלetsl

beside

Beside, next to.

Where else “etsl” appears
found himיִּמְצָאֵyimtsae

meet

To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.

Where else “yimtsae” appears

The context

35A 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.

36 · This verse (above)

37He found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him, striking and wounding him.

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