1 Kings 20:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he said,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
they have comeיָצָ֖אוּ
(ya·tza·'u)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out for peace,לְשָׁלֹ֥ום
(le·sha·lo·vm)
7965: completeness, soundness, welfare, peacefrom shalem
takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּם
(tif·sum)
8610: to lay hold of, wielda prim. root
them alive;חַיִּ֑ים
(chai·yim;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
or ifוְאִ֧ם
(ve·'im)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
they have comeיָצָ֖אוּ
(ya·tza·'u)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out for war,לְמִלְחָמָ֛ה
(le·mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
takeתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃
(tif·sum.)
8610: to lay hold of, wielda prim. root
them alive."חַיִּ֥ים
(chai·yim)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Whether they be come out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
for peace
shalowm  (shaw-lome')
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
take
taphas  (taw-fas')
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
them alive
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.
or whether they be come out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
for war
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
take
taphas  (taw-fas')
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
them alive
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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."

King James Bible
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he said, "If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive."

International Standard Version
"Take them alive, whether they've come in peace or not," he ordered.

NET Bible
He ordered, "Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said, "Take them alive, whether they have come out to make peace or to fight."

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, If they be come out for peace, take them alive; or if they be come out for war, take them alive.
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