1 Kings 20:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"While your servantעַבְדְּךָ֗
(av·de·cha)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
was busyעֹשֵׂ֥ה
(o·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
hereהֵ֛נָּה
(hen·nah)
2008: hitherperhaps from hen
and there,וָהֵ֖נָּה
(va·hen·nah)
2008: hitherperhaps from hen
he was gone."אֵינֶ֑נּוּ
(ei·nen·nu;)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Soכֵּ֥ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
shall your judgmentמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָ
(mish·pa·te·cha)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
be; you yourselfאַתָּ֥ה
(at·tah)
859: you (masc. sing.)from an unused word
have decidedחָרָֽצְתָּ׃
(cha·ra·tze·ta.)
2782: to cut, sharpen, decidea prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
And as thy servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
was busy
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
here and there he was gone
'ayin  (ah'-yin)
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him So shall thy judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
be thyself hast decided
charats  (khaw-rats')
to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide -- bestir self, decide, decree, determine, maim, move.
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." And the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."

King James Bible
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it."

International Standard Version
While your servant was busy here and there, the prisoner escaped." The king told him, "By your actions you've earned the proper judgment!"

NET Bible
Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But while I was busy doing other things, he got away." The king of Israel told him, "That's your own penalty. You have determined it yourself."

King James 2000 Bible
And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall your judgment be; you have decided it.
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