And it happenedוַיְהִיwhile your servantעַבְדְּךָwas busyעֹשֵׂהhereהֵנָּהand there,וָהֵנָּהthat heוְהוּאwas gone.”אֵינֶנּוּThe kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Soכֵּןis your judgment;מִשְׁפָּטֶךָyou yourselfאַתָּהhave decided it.”חָרָצְתָּ
1 Kings 20:40
Study it in the app“And it happened while your servant was busy here and there, that he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So is your judgment; you yourself have decided it.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:40, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- while your servantעַבְדְּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears- was busyעֹשֵׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- The kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- is your judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶmishpate
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpate” appears- have decided itחָרָצְתָּcharatsta
decree
To settle something in advance.
Where else “charatsta” appears
The context
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.’
40 · This verse (above)
41He hurried and removed the bandage from over his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.