1 Kings 20:32

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So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben–hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

In other translations

So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben–hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

Hebrew words

וַיַּחְגְּרוּvaiyachgeruand they girdedH2296שַׂקִּיםsakimsackcloth<s>H8242בְּמָתְנֵיהֶםbemateneihemon loins theirH4975וַחֲבָלִיםvachavalimand ropesH2256בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶםberasheihemon heads theirH7218וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they wentH935אֶל־'el-toH413מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650בֶן־ven-BenH1130הֲדַדhadadHadadH1130אָמַר'amarhe saysH559תְּחִי־techi-let it liveH2421נָאna'pleaseH4994נַפְשִׁיnafshilife myH5315וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַעוֹדֶנּוּha'odenu¿ [is] still heH5750חַיchaialiveH2416אָחִי'achi[is] brother myH251הוּא׃hu'heH1931

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

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People and places

People: Ben-hadad, Jacob

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