On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”1 Kings 2:37
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בְּי֣וֹם צֵאתְךָ֗ וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ אֶת־נַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת דָּמְךָ֖ יִהְיֶ֥ה בְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃
- וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.Yah“and it will be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- צֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.Kha“going out you”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.var.Ta“and you will pass over”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נַ֣חַלNa.chal“[the] wadi of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
- קִדְר֔וֹןkid.Ron“Kidron”Noun, proper name of a place · from קִדְרוֹן · “Kidron” · Strong's H6939
- יָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'“certainly <to know>”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- תֵּדַ֖עte.Da'“you will know”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- כִּ֣יki“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- מ֣וֹתMot“certainly <to die>”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- תָּמ֑וּתta.Mut“you will die”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- דָּמְךָ֖da.me.Kha“blood your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh“it will be”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.kha“on own head your”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
Places named in this verse
- Kidronriver · Identification: certain · Map of Kidron (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Kidron on OpenBible.info