1 Kings 22:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress and went into the fight.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ וָבֹ֣א בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לְבַ֣שׁ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּב֖וֹא בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer melek Yiśrāʾēl to-Yəhôšāp̄āṭ, hitḥappēś wā-b̄ōʾ in-the-milḥāmâ, and-you ləb̄aš bəg̱ādêkā. wə-yitḥappēś melek Yiśrāʾēl wə-yāb̄ôʾ in-the-milḥāmâ.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *melek*: masculine singular construct - king of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *Yəhôšāp̄āṭ*: proper noun - Jehoshaphat
• *hitḥappēś*: hitpael imperative ms - disguise yourself
• *wā-b̄ōʾ*: waw conjunctive + qal imperative ms - and enter
• *milḥāmâ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle
• *ləb̄aš*: qal imperative ms - wear
• *bəg̱ādêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2ms suffix - your garments
• *wə-yitḥappēś*: waw consecutive + hitpael imperfect 3ms - and he disguised himself
• *wə-yāb̄ôʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he entered

Word Meanings

• *hitḥappēś*: disguise yourself/conceal your identity
• *b̄ōʾ*: enter/come/go
• *milḥāmâ*: battle/war/combat
• *ləb̄aš*: wear/put on/clothe yourself with
• *bəg̱ādêkā*: your garments/clothes/robes
• *yitḥappēś*: he disguised himself/concealed his identity
• *yāb̄ôʾ*: he entered/came/went

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 35:22 : 22 However, Josiah would not go back; but keeping to his purpose of fighting against him, and giving no attention to the words of Neco, which came from God, he went forward to the fight in the valley of Megiddo.
• Jer 23:24 : 24 In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.
• Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
• 1 Sam 28:8 : 8 So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.
• 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
• 1 Kgs 14:2 : 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Now come, put on different clothing so that you may not seem to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; see, Ahijah is there, the prophet who said I would be king over this people.
• 1 Kgs 20:38 : 38 So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his place by the road waiting for the king.
• 1 Kgs 22:10 : 10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.
• 2 Chr 18:29 : 29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress, and they went to the fight.