1 Kings 20:14 Hebrew Word Analysis

14And he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרh559
1And Ahabאַחְאָב֙h256
2בְּמִ֔יh4310
14And he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרh559
4כֹּֽהh3541
14And he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרh559
6the LORDיְהוָ֔הh3068
7Even by the young menבְּנַֽעֲרֵ֖יh5288
8of the princesשָׂרֵ֣יh8269
9of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתh4082
14And he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרh559
11מִֽיh4310
12Who shall orderיֶאְסֹ֥רh631
13the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הh4421
14And he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרh559
15אָֽתָּה׃h859

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, The Lord says, By the servants of the chiefs who are over the divisions of the land. Then he said, By whom is the fighting to be started? And he made answer, By you.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: By the servants of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he said, Thou.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

World English Bible (WEB)

Ahab said, By whom? He said, Thus says Yahweh, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? He answered, You.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Ahab saith, `By whom?' and he saith, `Thus said Jehovah, By the young men of the heads of the provinces;' and he saith, `Who doth direct the battle?' and he saith, `Thou.'