1 Kings 22:11
Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
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ASV
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until they be consumed.
KJV
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vai.Ya.'as | and he made | H6213 → |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | for himself | |
| צִדְקִיָּ֥ה | tzid.ki.Yah | Zedekiah | H6667 → |
| בֶֽן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| כְּנַעֲנָ֖ה | ke.na.'a.Nah | Kenaanah | H3668 → |
| קַרְנֵ֣י | kar.Nei | horns of | H7161 → |
| בַרְזֶ֑ל | var.Zel | iron | H1270 → |
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֣ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| בְּאֵ֛לֶּה | be.'E.leh | with these | H428 → |
| תְּנַגַּ֥ח | te.na.Gach | you will gore | H5055 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֲרָ֖ם | 'a.Ram | Aram | H758 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| כַּלֹּתָֽם׃ | ka.lo.Tam | destroy them | H3615 → |
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