1 Kings 20:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

Young's Literal Translation

And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, ‘Gods of hills [are] their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain—are we not stronger than they?

King James Bible

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods [are] gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Hebrew
Meanwhile, the servants
וְעַבְדֵ֨י (wə·‘aḇ·ḏê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

of the king
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Aram
אֲרָ֜ם (’ă·rām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 758: Aram -- Syria

said
אָמְר֣וּ (’ā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to him,
אֵלָ֗יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“Their gods [are]
אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

gods
אֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of the hills.
הָרִים֙ (hā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

That is why
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

they prevailed
נֶחֱזַ֖ק (ne·ḥĕ·zaq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

over us.
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

Instead,
וְאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 199: However, on the contrary

we should fight
נִלָּחֵ֤ם (nil·lā·ḥêm)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

them
אִתָּם֙ (’it·tām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

on the plains;
בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר (bam·mî·šō·wr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4334: A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice

surely then
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

we will prevail.
חָזְק֣וּ (ḥā·zə·qū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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