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1 Kings 2:20

“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
1 Kings 2:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר שְׁאֵלָ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֤הּ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֥י לֹֽא־אָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָֽיִךְ׃

  1. וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. שְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.Lah“a petition”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁאֵלָה · “petition” · Strong's H7596
  3. אַחַ֤ת'a.Chat“one”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  4. קְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.Nah“small”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from קָטָן · “small” · Strong's H6996A
  5. אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  6. שֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.let“[am] asking”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  7. מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְme.'i.Takh“from with <the> you”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  8. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  9. תָּ֖שֶׁבTa.shev“you turn away”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “refuse” · Strong's H7725L
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. פָּנָ֑יpa.Nai“face my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  12. וַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  13. לָ֤הּlah“to her”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  14. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  15. שַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.Li“ask”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  16. אִמִּ֔י'i.Mi“O mother my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  17. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  19. אָשִׁ֖יב'a.Shiv“I will turn away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “refuse” · Strong's H7725L
  20. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  21. פָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikh“face your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)