Verse 4

{ "verseID": "1 Kings.16.4", "source": "הַמֵּ֤ת לְבַעְשָׁא֙ בָּעִ֔יר יֹֽאכְל֖וּ הַכְּלָבִ֑ים וְהַמֵּ֥ת לוֹ֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יֹאכְל֖וּ ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "The one *hammēt* belonging to *ləBaʿšāʾ* in the *bāʿîr* shall eat *yōʾkəlû* the *hakəlābîm* and the one *wəhammēt* to him *lô* in the *baśśādeh* shall eat *yōʾkəlû* *ʿôp* the *haššāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*hammēt*": "definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the one dying/the dead one", "*ləBaʿšāʾ*": "preposition + proper name - belonging to Baasha", "*bāʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the city", "*yōʾkəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will eat", "*hakəlābîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the dogs", "*wəhammēt*": "conjunction + definite article + qal participle masculine singular - and the one dying/the dead one", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to/belonging to him", "*baśśādeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the field", "*ʿôp*": "noun masculine singular construct - birds/fowl of", "*haššāmāyim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the heavens/sky" }, "variants": { "*hammēt*": "the one who dies/the dead one", "*bāʿîr*": "in the city/in the town", "*yōʾkəlû*": "they will eat/they will devour/they will consume", "*ʿôp*": "birds/fowl/winged creatures", "*haššāmāyim*": "the heavens/the sky" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 14:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Kings.14.11", "source": "הַמֵּ֨ת לְיָֽרָבְעָ֤ם בָּעִיר֙ יֹאכְל֣וּ הַכְּלָבִ֔ים וְהַמֵּת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יֹאכְל֖וּ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃", "text": "The-*mēt* to-*Yārobʿām* in-the-*ʿîr* *yōʾkəlû* the-*kəlābîm* *wə*-the-*mēt* in-the-*śādeh* *yōʾkəlû* *ʿôp* the-*šāmāyim* because *YHWH* *dibbēr*", "grammar": { "*mēt*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one who dies", "*Yārobʿām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeroboam", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*yōʾkəlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will eat", "*kəlābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dogs", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field", "*ʿôp*": "noun, masculine singular construct - birds of", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*dibbēr*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has spoken" }, "variants": { "*mēt*": "one who dies/dead one/corpse", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*śādeh*": "field/open country/countryside", "*ʿôp*": "birds/flying creatures", "*dibbēr*": "spoken/declared/commanded" } }
  • 1 Kgs 21:24 : 24 { "verseID": "1 Kings.21.24", "source": "הַמֵּ֤ת לְאַחְאָב֙ בָּעִ֔יר יֹאכְל֖וּ הַכְּלָבִ֑ים וְהַמֵּת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יֹאכְל֖וּ ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "The-*mēt* to-*ʾaḥʾāb* in-the-city *yōʾkəlû* the-*kəlābîm*, and-the-*mēt* in-the-field *yōʾkəlû* *ʿôp* the-*šāmāyim*.", "grammar": { "*mēt*": "participle, masculine singular, Qal - one who dies", "*ʾaḥʾāb*": "proper name, masculine - Ahab", "*yōʾkəlû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, Qal - they will eat", "*kəlābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dogs", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field", "*ʿôp*": "noun, masculine singular construct - birds of", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens/sky" }, "variants": { "*ʿôp hašāmāyim*": "birds of the heavens/birds of the sky/fowl of the air" } }