The messengersהַמַּלְאָכִיםcame backוַיָּשֻׁבוּand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרBen-hadad,בֶּן הֲדַדsaying,לֵאמֹר‘IndeedכִּיI sentשָׁלַחְתִּיto you,אֵלֶיךָsaying,לֵאמֹר“Your silverכַּסְפְּךָand your gold,וּזְהָבְךָand your wivesוְנָשֶׁיךָand your sonsוּבָנֶיךָyou shall giveתִתֵּןto me.”לִי
1 Kings 20:5
Study it in the app“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.””
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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.’”