1 Kings 12:22

Geneva Bible (1560)

But the worde of God came vnto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַ֣ר הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־שְׁמַעְיָ֥ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And wayĕhî dĕbar the ʾĕlōhîm to šĕmaʿyâ ʾîš-the ʾĕlōhîm saying:

Grammar Details

• *wayĕhî*: qal imperfect waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *dĕbar*: construct state, masculine singular - word of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: definite masculine plural noun - the God/gods
• *šĕmaʿyâ*: proper name - Shemaiah
• *ʾîš*: construct state, masculine singular - man of

Word Meanings

• *wayĕhî*: and it happened/came to pass/was
• *dĕbar*: word/speech/message of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
• *ʾîš*: man/person of

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 11:2 : 2 But the worde of the Lorde came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chr 12:5-7 : 5 Then came Shemaiah the Prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Iudah, that were gathered together in Hierusalem, because of Shishak, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord, Ye haue forsaken me, therefore haue I also left you in the handes of Shishak. 6 Then the princes of Israel, & the King humbled themselues, and sayde, The Lord is iust. 7 And when the Lorde sawe that they humbled themselues, the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They haue humbled theselues, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will sende them deliuerance shortly, and my wrath shall not bee powred out vpon Ierusalem by the hand of Shishak.
• 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and followe after righteousnesse, godlines, faith, loue, patience, and meekenes.
• Deut 33:1 : 1 Nowe this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death, and said,
• 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And beholde, there came a man of God out of Iudah (by the commaundement of the Lorde) vnto Beth-el, and Ieroboam stoode by the altar to offer incense.
• 1 Kgs 13:4-5 : 4 And when the King had heard the saying of the man of God, which he had cryed against the altar in Beth-el, Ieroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, Lay holde on him: but his hande which he put foorth against him, dryed vp, and he could not pull it in againe to him. 5 The altar also claue asunder, and the ashes fell out from the altar, according to the signe, which the man of God had giuen by the commandement of the Lord.
• 1 Kgs 13:11 : 11 And an olde Prophet dwelt in Beth-el, and his sonnes came and tolde him all ye woorkes, that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and the wordes which he had spoken vnto the King, tolde they their father.
• 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said vnto Eliiah, What haue I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come vnto me to call my sinne to remembrance, and to slay my sonne?
• 1 Kgs 17:24 : 24 And the woman saide vnto Eliiah, Now I knowe that thou art a man of God, and that the worde of the Lord in thy mouth is true.
• 2 Kgs 4:16 : 16 And he said, At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a sonne; she sayd, Oh my Lorde, thou man of God, doe not lye vnto thine handmayd.
• 2 Kgs 4:22 : 22 Then she called to her husband, & sayd, Send with me, I pray thee, one of the yong men and one of the asses: for I will haste to the man of God, and come againe.
• 2 Kgs 4:25 : 25 So she went, and came vnto the man of God to mount Carmel; when the man of God sawe her ouer against him, he sayd to Gehazi his seruant, Beholde, the Shunammite.
• 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when shee came to the man of God vnto the moutaine, she caught him by his feete: and Gehazi went to her, to thrust her away: but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soule is vexed within her, and the Lorde hath hid it from me, and hath not told it mee.