Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight. Young's Literal Translation And he turneth and sendeth a third head of fifty and his fifty, and the third head of fifty goeth up, and cometh in, and boweth on his knees over-against Elijah, and maketh supplication unto him, and speaketh unto him, ‘O man of God, let be precious, I pray thee, my soul and the soul of thy servants—these fifty—in thine eyes. King James Bible And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. Hebrew Soוַיָּ֗שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the king sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a third שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים (šə·li·šîm) Number - ordinal masculine plural Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) captain שַׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince with his fifty men. הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים (ha·ḥă·miš·šîm) Article | Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty And the third הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י (haš·šə·lî·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) captain שַׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince went up, וַיַּ֡עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively fell וַיִּכְרַ֥ע (way·yiḵ·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his knees בִּרְכָּ֣יו ׀ (bir·kāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 1290: The knee before לְנֶ֣גֶד (lə·ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition-l Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before Elijah, אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites and begged him, וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן (way·yiṯ·ḥan·nên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore “Man אִ֚ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative may my life נַפְשִׁ֗י (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 lives וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ (wə·ne·p̄eš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of these אֵ֛לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty servants עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant please נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' be precious תִּֽיקַר־ (tî·qar-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3365: To be heavy, valuable, to make rare in your sight. בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain |