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Allכָּלthe eldersהַזְּקֵנִיםand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“Do notאַלlisten,תִּשְׁמַעand do notוְלוֹאconsent.”תֹאבֶה
1 Kings 20:8
Study it in the app“All the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen, and do not consent.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:8, word by word
- the eldersזְּקֵנִיםzekenim
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zekenim” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- listenתִּשְׁמַעtishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “tishma” appears- consentתֹאבֶהtove
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “tove” appears
The context
7The king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Know, please, and see that this man is seeking evil; for he sent to me for my wives and for my sons, and for my silver and for my gold, and I did not refuse him.”
8 · This verse (above)
9So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Say to my lord the king, ‘All that you sent to ask of your servant the first time, I will do; but this thing I cannot do.’” The messengers went away and brought him back word.