And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.1 Kings 22:30
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ וָבֹ֣א בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לְבַ֣שׁ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּב֖וֹא בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
- וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.Fat“Jehoshaphat”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשָׁפָט · “Jehoshaphat” · Strong's H3092I
- הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.Pes“I will disguise myself”Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from חָפַשׂ · “to search” · Strong's H2664
- וָבֹ֣אva.Vo'“and I will go”Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.Mah“in the battle”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
- וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and you”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- לְבַ֣שׁle.Vash“wear”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָבֵשׁ · “to clothe” · Strong's H3847
- בְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.kha“own clothes your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בֶּ֫גֶד · “garment” · Strong's H0899B
- וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.Pes“and he disguised himself”Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפַשׂ · “to search” · Strong's H2664
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.Mah“in the battle”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)