1 Kings 20:38
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So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
In other translations
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980הַנָּבִיאhanavi'the prophetH5030וַיַּעֲמֹדvaiya'amodand he stoodH5975לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekhfor the kingH4428עַל־'al-besideH5921הַדָּרֶךְhadarekhthe wayH1870וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂvaiyitchapesand he disguised himselfH2664בָּאֲפֵרba'aferwith <the> ashesH666עַל־'al-overH5921עֵינָיו׃'einaveyes hisH5869
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Kings 14:2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
- Matthew 6:16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- 1 Kings 22:30And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
- 2 Samuel 14:2And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
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