Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah. Young's Literal Translation And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, ‘Send ye;’ and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him; King James Bible And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. Hebrew But when they pressedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־ (way·yip̄·ṣə·rū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6484: To peck at, stun, dull him ב֥וֹ (ḇōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to the point of עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while embarrassment, בֹּ֖שׁ (bōš) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed he said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Send [them].” שְׁלָ֑חוּ (šə·lā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out And they sent וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (way·yiš·lə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty men, אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who searched for וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (way·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after three שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ (šə·lō·šāh-) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day but did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no find [Elijah]. מְצָאֻֽהוּ׃ (mə·ṣā·’u·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present |
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