Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Young's Literal Translation seeing the word doth come unto the king of Nineveh, and he riseth from his throne, and removeth his honourable robe from off him, and spreadeth out sackcloth, and sitteth on the ashes, King James Bible For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered [him] with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Hebrew When wordהַדָּבָר֙ (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause reached וַיִּגַּ֤ע (way·yig·ga‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike the king מֶ֣לֶך (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Nineveh, נִֽינְוֵ֔ה (nî·nə·wêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr he got up וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand from his throne, מִכִּסְא֔וֹ (mik·kis·’ōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne took off וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on his royal robe, אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ (’ad·dar·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 155: Something ample covered [himself] וַיְכַ֣ס (way·ḵas) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover with sackcloth, שַׂ֔ק (śaq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and sat וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in מֵֽעָלָ֑יו (mê·‘ā·lāw) Preposition-m | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against ashes. הָאֵֽפֶר׃ (hā·’ê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes |
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