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1 Kings 20:25

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And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:	And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, [and] surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.	And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And number^H4487 thee an army^H2428, like the army^H2428 that thou hast lost^H5307, horse^H5483 for horse^H5483, and chariot^H7393 for chariot^H7393: and we will fight^H3898 against^H854 them in the plain^H4334, and surely we shall be stronger^H2388 than they. And he hearkened^H8085 unto their voice^H6963, and did so^H6213.

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Original Hebrew

וְאַתָּה תִמְנֶה־לְךָ ׀ חַיִל כַּחַיִל הַנֹּפֵל מֵאֹותָךְ וְסוּס כַּסּוּס ׀ וְרֶכֶב כָּרֶכֶב וְנִלָּחֲמָה אֹותָם בַּמִּישֹׁור אִם־לֹא נֶחֱזַק מֵהֶם וַיִּשְׁמַע לְקֹלָם וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אַתָּ֣ה	ve./'a.Tah	H859	HC/Pp2ms	and/ you
תִֽמְנֶה	tim.neh-	H4487	HVqi2ms	you will muster
לְ/ךָ֣	le./Kha		HR/Sp2ms	for/ yourself
חַ֡יִל	Cha.yil	H2428	HNcmsa	an army
כַּ/חַיִל֩	ka./cha.Yil	H2428	HRd/Ncmsa	like the/ army
הַ/נֹּפֵ֨ל	ha./no.Fel	H5307	HTd/Vqrmsa	which/ fell
מֵ/אוֹתָ֜/ךְ	me./'o.Ta/kh	H853	HR/To/Sp2fs	from/ (obj.)/ you
וְ/ס֣וּס	ve./Sus	H5483	HC/Ncmsa	and/ a horse
כַּ/סּ֣וּס	ka./Sus	H5483	HRd/Ncmsa	like the/ horse
וְ/רֶ֣כֶב	ve./Re.khev	H7393	HC/Ncmsa	and/ chariotry
כָּ/רֶ֗כֶב	ka./Re.khev	H7393	HRd/Ncmsa	like the/ chariotry
וְ/נִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה	ve./ni.la.cha.Mah	H3898	HC/VNh1cp	and/ let us fight
אוֹתָ/ם֙	'o.Ta/m	H853	HTo/Sp3mp	(obj.)/ them
בַּ/מִּישׁ֔וֹר	ba./mi.Shor	H4334	HRd/Ncmsa	on the/ level ground
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	if
לֹ֥א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
נֶחֱזַ֖ק	ne.che.Zak	H2388	HVqi1cp	we will be strong
מֵ/הֶ֑ם	me./Hem		HR/Sp3mp	more than/ them
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֥ע	va/i.yish.Ma'	H8085	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he listened
לְ/קֹלָ֖/ם	le./ko.La/m	H6963	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp	to/ voice/ their
וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ	va/i.Ya.'as	H6213	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he did
כֵּֽן	Ken	H3651	HTm	thus

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H2388 — חָזַק (châzaq, khaw-zak'): a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
• H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
• H3898 — לָחַם (lâcham, law-kham'): a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction); devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
• H4334 — מִישׁוֹר (mîyshôwr, mee-shore'): or מִישֹׁר; from יָשַׁר; a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly); equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.
• H4487 — מָנָה (mânâh, maw-naw'): a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll; appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
• H5307 — נָפַל (nâphal, naw-fal'): a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
• H5483 — סוּס (çûwç, soos): or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
• H7393 — רֶכֶב (rekeb, reh'-keb): from רָכַב; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone; chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
• H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

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Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and surely — Psalms 10:3

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BENHADAD
• Torrey’s: CHARIOTS
• Nave’s: CHARIOT, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, PROPHECY

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