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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekh“and king of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- אֲרָ֡ם'a.Ram“Aram”Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “Syria” · Strong's H0758I
- צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vah“he had commanded”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שָׂרֵי֩sa.Rei“[the] commanders of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
- הָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khev“the chariotry”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- ל֜וֹlo“[belonged] to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.Shim“thirty”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
- וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yim“and two”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לֹ֚אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.Mu“you must do battle”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton“[the] small”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “small” · Strong's H6996B
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and with”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- גָּד֑וֹלga.Dol“[the] great”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- כִּ֛יki“that”Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
- אִֽם־'im-“except”Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- 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
- Aram (Syria)region · Identification: certain · Map of Syria (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Syria on OpenBible.info