1 Kings 18:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?

Young's Literal Translation

And he saith, ‘What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab—to put me to death?

King James Bible

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

Hebrew
But Obadiah replied,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“How
מֶ֣ה (meh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have I sinned,
חָטָ֑אתִי (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתָּ֞ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are handing your servant
עַבְדְּךָ֛ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

over to
נֹתֵ֧ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

Ahab
אַחְאָ֖ב (’aḥ·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet

to put me to death?
לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃ (la·hă·mî·ṯê·nî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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