Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’ ” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” Young's Literal Translation And they gird sackcloth on their loins, and ropes [are] on their heads, and they come in unto the king of Israel, and say, ‘Thy servant Ben-Hadad hath said, Let me live, I pray thee;’ and he saith, ‘Is he yet alive? he [is] my brother.’ King James Bible So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, [Is] he yet alive? he [is] my brother. Hebrew So [with]וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ (way·yaḥ·gə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself sackcloth שַׂקִּ֨ים (śaq·qîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag around their waists בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם (bə·mā·ṯə·nê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - mdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins and ropes וַחֲבָלִ֣ים (wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin around their heads, בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם (bə·rā·šê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head they went וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and said, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֧ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant Ben-hadad הֲדַ֛ד (hă·ḏaḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1130: Ben-hadad -- 'son of Hadad', the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings says, אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Please נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' spare תְּחִֽי־ (tə·ḥî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive my life.’” נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion And [the king] answered, וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Is he still הַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּ (ha·‘ō·w·ḏen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more alive? חַ֖י (ḥay) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life He הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is my brother.” אָחִ֥י (’ā·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) |