Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!” Young's Literal Translation and Jezebel sendeth a messenger unto Elijah, saying, ‘Thus doth the gods, and thus do they add, surely about this time to-morrow, I make thy life as the life of one of them.’ King James Bible Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. Hebrew So Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙ (’î·ze·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 348: Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab sent וַתִּשְׁלַ֤ח (wat·tiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a messenger מַלְאָ֔ךְ (mal·’āḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Elijah, אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “May the gods אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative deal with me, יַעֲשׂ֤וּן (ya·‘ă·śūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 6213: To do, make and ever so וְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now severely, יוֹסִפ֔וּן (yō·w·si·p̄ūn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 3254: To add, augment if כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction by this time כָעֵ֤ת (ḵā·‘êṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when tomorrow מָחָר֙ (mā·ḥār) Adverb Strong's 4279: Deferred, the morrow, tomorrow, hereafter I do not make אָשִׂ֣ים (’ā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set your life נַפְשְׁךָ֔ (nap̄·šə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion like the lives כְּנֶ֖פֶשׁ (kə·ne·p̄eš) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of [those you killed]!” אַחַ֥ד (’a·ḥaḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first |
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