KJV: And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
YLT: And Ahab saith, 'By whom?' and he saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, By the young men of the heads of the provinces;' and he saith, 'Who doth direct the battle?' and he saith, 'Thou.'
Darby: And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: By the servants of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he said, Thou.
ASV: And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | So said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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אַחְאָב֙ | Ahab |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַחְאָב Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel. |
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؟ בְּמִ֔י | by whom |
Parse: Preposition-b, Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever. |
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | and he said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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כֹּֽה־ | thus |
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner. |
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אָמַ֣ר | says |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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יְהוָ֔ה | Yahweh |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י | by the young |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer. |
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שָׂרֵ֣י | leaders |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain. |
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הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת | of the provinces |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: מְדִינָה Sense: province, district. |
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וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | And he said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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יֶאְסֹ֥ר | will set in order |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָסַר Sense: to tie, bind, imprison. |
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؟ הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | the battle |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war. |
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | and he answered |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |