KJV: And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
YLT: and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'
Darby: and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents, perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, so that we may not have to destroy some of our beasts.
ASV: And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | And had said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אַחְאָב֙ | Ahab |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַחְאָב Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel. |
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| עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ | Obadiah |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹבַדְיָה Sense: the 4th of the 2 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. |
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| לֵ֤ךְ | go |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ | into the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| מַעְיְנֵ֣י | the springs |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מַעְיָן Sense: spring. |
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| הַמַּ֔יִם | of water |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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| וְאֶ֖ל | and to |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| הַנְּחָלִ֑ים | the brooks |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley. |
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| אוּלַ֣י ׀ | perhaps |
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Parse: Adverb Root: אוּלַי Sense: perhaps, peradventure. |
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| נִמְצָ֣א | we may find |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to. |
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| חָצִ֗יר | grass |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָצִיר Sense: grass, leek, green grass, herbage. |
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| וּנְחַיֶּה֙ | and to keep alive |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect, first person common plural Root: חָיָה Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health. |
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| ס֣וּס | the horses |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift. |
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| וָפֶ֔רֶד | and mules |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּרֶד Sense: mule. |
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| וְל֥וֹא | so that not |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| נַכְרִ֖ית | we will have to kill |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant. |
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| מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה | any livestock |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּהֵמָה Sense: beast, cattle, animal. |
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