1 Kings 13:4
Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.
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ASV
And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to him.
KJV
And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth–el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
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30 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֩ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ | khish.Mo.a' | when heard | H8085 → |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דְּבַ֣ר | de.Var | [the] word of | H1697 → |
| אִישׁ־ | 'ish- | [the] man of | H376 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| קָרָ֤א | ka.Ra' | he called out | H7121 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ | ha.miz.Be.ach | the altar | H4196 → |
| בְּבֵֽית־ | be.veit- | at Beth- | H1008 → |
| אֵ֔ל | 'El | -el | H1008 → |
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | vai.yish.Lach | and he stretched out | H7971 → |
| יָרָבְעָ֧ם | ya.ra.ve.'Am | Jeroboam | H3379 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יָד֛וֹ | ya.Do | hand his | H3027 → |
| מֵעַ֥ל | me.'Al | from at | H5921 → |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | ha.miz.Be.ach | the altar | H4196 → |
| לֵאמֹ֣ר׀ | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ | tif.Su.hu | seize him | H8610 → |
| וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ | va.ti.Vash | and it dried up | H3001 → |
| יָדוֹ֙ | ya.Do | hand his | H3027 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| שָׁלַ֣ח | sha.Lach | he had stretched out | H7971 → |
| עָלָ֔יו | 'a.Lav | on him | H5921 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יָכֹ֖ל | ya.Khol | he was able | H3201 → |
| לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ | la.ha.shi.Vah | to bring back it | H7725 → |
| אֵלָֽיו׃ | 'e.Lav | to himself | H413 → |
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