Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSuddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. Young's Literal Translation And lo, a man of God hath come from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, unto Beth-El, and Jeroboam is standing by the altar—to make perfume; King James Bible And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. Hebrew Suddenly,וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! as Jeroboam וְיָרָבְעָ֛ם (wə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings was standing עֹמֵ֥ד (‘ō·mêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations beside עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar to burn incense, לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ (lə·haq·ṭîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire there came בָּ֧א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go a man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative from Judah מִיהוּדָ֛ה (mî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Bethel אֵ֑ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah by the word בִּדְבַ֥ר (biḏ·ḇar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD. יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |