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1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
1 Kings 2:9
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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)

וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם אָ֑תָּה וְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לּ֔וֹ וְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ אֶת־שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ בְּדָ֖ם שְׁאֽוֹל׃

  1. וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  3. תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּte.na.Ke.hu“you leave unpunished him”
    Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
  4. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“[are] a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. חָכָ֖םcha.Kham“wise”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  7. אָ֑תָּה'A.tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  8. וְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.Ta“and you will know”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  9. אֵ֣ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-“you will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  12. לּ֔וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  13. וְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.Ta“and you will bring down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. שֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.To“grey hair his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׂיבָה · “greyheaded” · Strong's H7872
  16. בְּדָ֖םbe.Dam“in blood”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  17. שְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'ol“Sheol”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׁאוֹל · “Sheol” · Strong's H7585
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)