1 Kings 21:20
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And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
In other translations
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַחְאָב'ach'avAhabH256אֶל־'el-toH413אֵלִיָּהוּ'eliyahuElijahH452הַמְצָאתַנִיhamtzatani¿ have you found meH4672אֹיְבִי'oyeviO enemy myH341וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מָצָאתִיmatzatiI have found [you]H4672יַעַןya'anbecauseH3282הִתְמַכֶּרְךָhitmakerkhayou having sold yourselfH4376לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213הָרַעhara'the evilH7451בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
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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