God & Savior

1 Kings 2:30

And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”
1 Kings 2:30
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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)

וַיָּבֹ֨א בְנָיָ֜הוּ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ צֵ֔א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת וַיָּ֨שֶׁב בְּנָיָ֤הוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר יוֹאָ֖ב וְכֹ֥ה עָנָֽנִי׃

  1. וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. בְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.hu“Benaiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּנָיָ֫הוּ · “Benaiah” · Strong's H1141G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel“[the] tent of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  5. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. כֹּֽה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַ֤ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  11. צֵ֔אTze'“come out”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  12. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  13. לֹ֖אlo'“In-”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. כִּ֣יki“deed”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. פֹ֣הfoh“here”
    Adverb · from פֹּה · “here” · Strong's H6311
  16. אָמ֑וּת'a.Mut“I will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  17. וַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shev“and he brought back”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  18. בְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.hu“Benaiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּנָיָ֫הוּ · “Benaiah” · Strong's H1141G
  19. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  21. דָּבָ֣רda.Var“word”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  22. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  23. כֹּֽה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  24. דִבֶּ֥רdi.Ber“he spoke”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  25. יוֹאָ֖בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  26. וְכֹ֥הve.Khoh“and thus”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  27. עָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.ni“he answered me”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)