1 Kings 20:9
So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.
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ASV
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
KJV
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben–hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
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Commentary
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֜אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י | le.mal.'a.Khei | to [the] messengers of | H4397 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | Ben | H1130 → |
| הֲדַ֗ד | ha.Dad | Hadad | H1130 → |
| אִמְר֞וּ | 'im.Ru | say | H559 → |
| לַֽאדֹנִ֤י | la.do.Ni | to lord my | H113 → |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| כֹּל֩ | kol | all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | that | H834 → |
| שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ | sha.Lach.ta | you sent | H7971 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| עַבְדְּךָ֤ | 'av.de.Kha | servant your | H5650 → |
| בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ | va.ri.sho.Nah | at the first | H7223 → |
| אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה | 'e.'e.Seh | I will do | H6213 → |
| וְהַדָּבָ֣ר | ve.ha.da.Var | and the thing | H1697 → |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| אוּכַ֖ל | 'u.Khal | I am able | H3201 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
| וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ | vai.ye.le.Khu | and they went | H1980 → |
| הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים | ha.mal.'a.Khim | the messengers | H4397 → |
| וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ | vay.shi.Vu.hu | and they brought back him | H7725 → |
| דָּבָֽר׃ | da.Var | word | H1697 → |
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