1 Kings 22:16
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And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
In other translations
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428עַד־'ad-untilH5704כַּמֶּהkamehhow many?H4100פְעָמִיםfe'amimtimesH6471אֲנִי'ani[will] IH589מַשְׁבִּעֶךָmashbi'ekhamake swear youH7650אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808תְדַבֵּרtedaberyou must speakH1696אֵלַי'elaito meH413רַק־rak-onlyH7535אֱמֶת'emettruthH571בְּשֵׁםbeshemin [the] name ofH8034יְהוָה׃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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