1 Kings 18:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
(e·lo·hei·cha)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
lives,חַ֣י
(chai)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
thereיֶשׁ־
(yesh-)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
is noאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
nationגֹּ֤וי
(go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָה֙
(u·mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
whereאֲ֠שֶׁר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י
(a·do·ni)
113: lordfrom an unused word
has not sentשָׁלַ֨ח
(sha·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
to searchלְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔
(le·vak·kesh·cha,)
1245: to seeka prim. root
for you; and when they said,וְאָמְר֖וּ
(ve·'a·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'He is not [here],' he made the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙
(ham·mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
or nationהַגֹּ֔וי
(hag·go·vy,)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַ
(ve·hish·bi·a')
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
that they could not findיִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃
(yim·tza·'ek·kah.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
As the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
there is no
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
or kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
whither
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
my lord
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
hath not sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
to seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
thee and when they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
He is not there he took an oath
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
of the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
and nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
that they found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
thee not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you; and when they said, 'He is not here,' he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.

King James Bible
As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, 'He is not here,' he made that kingdom or nation swear they had not found you."

International Standard Version
As surely as the LORD your God lives, there isn't a nation or kingdom where my master hasn't tried to find you. Whenever they would say 'He isn't here,' he forced that kingdom or nation to swear that they hadn't seen you.

NET Bible
As certainly as the LORD your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, 'He's not here,' he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I solemnly swear, as the LORD your God lives, my master has searched for you in every region and kingdom. When people would say, 'He isn't here,' my master made that kingdom or region take an oath that they hadn't found you.

King James 2000 Bible
As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found you not.
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