1 Kings 20:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

Young's Literal Translation

And the king of Israel calleth to all the elders of the land, and saith, ‘Know, I pray you, and see that evil this [one] is seeking, for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I withheld not from him.’

King James Bible

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

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

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

summoned
וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

all
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the elders
זִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2205: Old

of the land
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and said,
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Please
נָ֣א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

take note,
דְּעֽוּ־ (də·‘ū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

and you will see
וּרְא֔וּ (ū·rə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

that
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this [man]
זֶ֣ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

is looking for
מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

trouble,
רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

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

when he demanded
שָׁלַ֨ח (šā·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

my wives,
לְנָשַׁ֤י (lə·nā·šay)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

my children,
וּלְבָנַי֙ (ū·lə·ḇā·nay)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

my silver,
וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י (ū·lə·ḵas·pî)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and my gold,
וְלִזְהָבִ֔י (wə·liz·hā·ḇî)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

I did not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

deny
מָנַ֖עְתִּי (mā·na‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury

him.”
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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