1 Kings 1:52
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon saith, ‘If he becometh a virtuous man—there doth not fall of his hair to the earth, and if evil is found in him—then he hath died.’

King James Bible
And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

Hebrew
And Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

replied,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“If
אִ֚ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

he is
יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a man
לְבֶן־ (lə·ḇen-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of character,
חַ֔יִל (ḥa·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

a single hair of his
מִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹ (miś·śa·‘ă·rā·ṯōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8185: Hairiness

will fall
יִפֹּ֥ל (yip·pōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

to the ground.
אָ֑רְצָה (’ā·rə·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

evil
רָעָ֥ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

is found
תִמָּצֵא־ (ṯim·mā·ṣê-)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

in him,
ב֖וֹ (ḇōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

he will die.”
וָמֵֽת׃ (wā·mêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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