1 Kings 20:23 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | And the servants | וְעַבְדֵ֨י | h5650 |
| 1 | of the king | מֶֽלֶךְ | h4428 |
| 2 | of Syria | אֲרָ֜ם | h758 |
| 3 | said | אָֽמְר֣וּ | h559 |
| 4 | | אֵלָ֗יו | h413 |
| 7 | are gods | אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם | h430 |
| 6 | of the hills | הָרִים֙ | h2022 |
| 7 | are gods | אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם | h430 |
| 8 | | עַל | h5921 |
| 9 | | כֵּ֖ן | h3651 |
| 18 | therefore they were stronger | נֶֽחֱזַ֖ק | h2388 |
| 11 | | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | h4480 |
| 12 | than we but | וְאוּלָ֗ם | h199 |
| 13 | let us fight | נִלָּחֵ֤ם | h3898 |
| 14 | | אִתָּם֙ | h854 |
| 15 | against them in the plain | בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר | h4334 |
| 16 | | אִם | h518 |
| 17 | and surely | לֹ֥א | h3808 |
| 18 | therefore they were stronger | נֶֽחֱזַ֖ק | h2388 |
| 19 | | מֵהֶֽם׃ | h1992 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them on the plateau, shall we not be stronger than they?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
World English Bible (WEB)
The servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, `Gods of hills `are' their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain -- are we not stronger than they?