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1 Kings 20:10

Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

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ASV

And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

KJV

And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971 →
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413 →
בֶּן־ben-BenH1130 →
הֲדַ֔דha.DadHadadH1130 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
יַעֲשׂ֥וּןya.'a.Sunmay they do !H6213 →
לִ֛יlito me
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him[the] godsH430 →
וְכֹ֣הve.Khohand thusH3541 →
יוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fumay they addH3254 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
יִשְׂפֹּק֙yis.Pokit will sufficeH5606 →
עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far[the] dust ofH6083 →
שֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111 →
לִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.Limfor handfulsH8168 →
לְכָל־le.kholfor allH3605 →
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.Lai[is] at feet myH7272 →

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Ruth 1:17Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”Exodus 11:8And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.Jeremiah 46:17There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’Isaiah 37:25I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”Isaiah 10:13–14For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.2 Samuel 17:12–13Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.Isaiah 37:24–25Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.2 Kings 19:23–24Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.Judges 4:10where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.2 Kings 18:23Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!2 Kings 19:24I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”2 Samuel 17:11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.2 Samuel 17:12Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’Isaiah 36:8Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!Nehemiah 4:3Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

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The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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