1 Kings 18:6
So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
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ASV
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
KJV
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ | vay.cha.le.Ku | and they divided | H2505 → |
| לָהֶ֛ם | la.Hem | to themselves | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| לַֽעֲבָר־ | la.'a.vor- | to pass | H5674 → |
| בָּ֑הּ | Bah | in it | |
| אַחְאָ֞ב | 'ach.'Av | Ahab | H256 → |
| הָלַ֨ךְ | ha.Lakh | he went | H1980 → |
| בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ | be.De.rekh | in a direction | H1870 → |
| אֶחָד֙ | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| לְבַדּ֔וֹ | le.va.Do | to only him | H905 → |
| וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ | ve.'oad.Ya.hu | and Obadiah | H5662 → |
| הָלַ֥ךְ | ha.Lakh | he went | H1980 → |
| בְּדֶרֶךְ־ | be.de.rekh- | in a direction | H1870 → |
| אֶחָ֖ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ | le.va.Do | to only him | H905 → |
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