1 Kings 12:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

But the word of God came to 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But this word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But the word{H1697} of God{H430} came unto Shemaiah{H8098} the man{H376} of God,{H430} saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But the word{H1697} of God{H430} came unto Shemaiah{H8098} the man{H376} of God{H430}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the worde of God came to Semeia the man of God, and sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the worde of God came vnto Semaia the man of God, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

• World English Bible (2000)

  But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But God told Shemaiah the prophet,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 11:2 : 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chr 12:5-7 : 5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah, who were gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus says the LORD, You have forsaken me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak. 6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves, and they said, The LORD is righteous. 7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
• 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
• Deut 33:1 : 1 And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
• 1 Kgs 13:4-5 : 4 And it came to pass, when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, Seize him. And his hand, which he stretched out against him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself. 5 The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 13:11 : 11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken to the king, they told also to their father.
• 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to remind me of my sin, and to kill my son?
• 1 Kgs 17:24 : 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.
• 2 Kgs 4:16 : 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.
• 2 Kgs 4:22 : 22 And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray you, one of the young men, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
• 2 Kgs 4:25 : 25 So she went and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
• 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.