1 Kings 20:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
replied,וַיַּ֤עַן
(vai·ya·'an)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
"Tellדַּבְּר֔וּ
(dab·be·ru,)
1696: to speaka prim. root
[him], 'Let not him who girdsחֹגֵ֖ר
(cho·ger)
2296: to gird, gird on, gird oneselfa prim. root
on [his armor] boastיִתְהַלֵּ֥ל
(yit·hal·lel)
1984b: to be boastful, to priasea prim. root
like him who takes [it] off.'"כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃
(kim·fat·te·ach.)
6605a: to opena prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
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.
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Tell
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
him Let not him that girdeth
chagar  (khaw-gar')
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.) -- be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, on every side.
on his harness boast
halal  (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
himself as he that putteth it off
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel replied, "Tell him, 'Let not him who girds on his armor boast like him who takes it off.'"

King James Bible
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king of Israel answered, "Say this: 'Don't let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.'"

International Standard Version
But the king of Israel replied, "Tell him, 'The one who is starting to strap on his battle armor should never brag like the one who is taking it off.'"

NET Bible
The king of Israel replied, "Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Israel answered, "The saying goes, 'Don't brag about a victory before you have even dressed for battle.'"

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his armor boast himself as he that puts it off.
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