1 Kings 20:10

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And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

In other translations

And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971אֵלָיו'elavto himH413בֶּן־ben-BenH1130הֲדַדhadadHadadH1130וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559כֹּה־koh-thusH3541יַעֲשׂוּןya'asunmay they do !H6213לִיlito meאֱלֹהִים'elohim[the] godsH430וְכֹהvekhohand thusH3541יוֹסִפוּyosifumay they addH3254אִם־'im-ifH518יִשְׂפֹּקyispokit will sufficeH5606עֲפַר'afar[the] dust ofH6083שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111לִשְׁעָלִיםlish'alimfor handfulsH8168לְכָל־lekholfor allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בְּרַגְלָי׃beraglai[is] at feet myH7272

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Ben-hadad

Places: Samaria

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