1 Kings 22:31

Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
1 Kings 22:31
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Original language and places

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)

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֡ם צִוָּ֣ה אֶת־שָׂרֵי֩ הָרֶ֨כֶב אֲשֶׁר־ל֜וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֚א תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ אֶת־קָטֹ֖ן וְאֶת־גָּד֑וֹל כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

  1. וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekh“and king of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  2. אֲרָ֡ם'a.Ram“Aram”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “Syria” · Strong's H0758I
  3. צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vah“he had commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. שָׂרֵי֩sa.Rei“[the] commanders of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  6. הָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khev“the chariotry”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  7. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. ל֜וֹlo“[belonged] to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  9. שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.Shim“thirty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  10. וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yim“and two”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  11. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. לֹ֚אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.Mu“you must do battle”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  14. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  15. קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton“[the] small”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “small” · Strong's H6996B
  16. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and with”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  17. גָּד֑וֹלga.Dol“[the] great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  18. כִּ֛יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  19. אִֽם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  20. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  21. מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  22. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  23. לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.Do“to only him”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)