1 Kings 20:5

“The messengers came back and said, “Thus says Ben-hadad, saying, ‘Indeed I sent to you, saying, “Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons you shall give to me.””

1 Kings 20:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 20:5, word by word

The messengersמַּלְאָכִיםmalachim

messenger

Someone sent on an errand.

Where else “malachim” appears
came backיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “yashuvu” appears
and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

Where else “yomru” 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
I sentשָׁלַחְתִּיshalachti

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shalachti” 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
you shall giveתִתֵּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titen” appears

The context

4The king of Israel answered and said, “As you say, my lord the king: yours am I, and all that I have.”

5 · This verse (above)

6But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and it will be that everything desirable in your eyes they will put in their hand and take it away.’”

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