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The prophetהַנָּבִיאwentוַיֵּלֶךְand waitedוַיַּעֲמֹדfor the kingלַמֶּלֶךְbyעַלthe road,הַדָּרֶךְand disguised himselfוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂwith a bandageבָּאֲפֵרoverעַלhis eyes.עֵינָיו
1 Kings 20:38
Study it in the app“The prophet went and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:38, word by word
- The prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and waitedיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- for the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- the roadדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears- and disguised himselfיִּתְחַפֵּשׂyitchapes
disguise
To change one's look so as not to be recognized.
Where else “yitchapes” appears- with a bandageאֲפֵרafer
bandage, covering
A band or strip of cloth that covers the head and comes down over the eyes. It appears only in 1 Kings 20:38, 41, where a prophet uses it so that the king will not recognize him.
Where else “afer” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears
The context
37He found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him, striking and wounding him.
38 · This verse (above)
39And it happened, as the king was passing by, that he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and there, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if he is missing at all, your life will be for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’