1 Kings 22:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

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?”

Young's Literal Translation

And the king saith unto him, ‘How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?’

King James Bible

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?

Hebrew
But the king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

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

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

“How many
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

times
פְעָמִ֖ים (p̄ə·‘ā·mîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence

must I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

make you swear
מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָ (maš·bi·‘e·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear

not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to tell
תְדַבֵּ֥ר (ṯə·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

me anything but
רַק־ (raq-)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

the truth
אֱמֶ֖ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

in the name
בְּשֵׁ֥ם (bə·šêm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

of the LORD?”
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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