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1 Kings 20:18

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

KJV

Et ille ait : Sive pro pace veniunt, apprehendite eos vivos : sive ut prælientur, vivos eos capite.

Vulgate

Ἀνάστηθι καὶ κατάβηθι εἰς ἀπαντὴν Ἀχαὰβ βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ, ὅτι οὗτος ἐν ἀμπελῶνι Ναβουθαί, ὅτι καταβέβηκεν ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτόν.

LXX

And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר אִם לְ/שָׁל֥וֹם יָצָ֖אוּ תִּפְשׂ֣וּ/ם חַיִּ֑ים וְ/אִ֧ם לְ/מִלְחָמָ֛ה יָצָ֖אוּ חַיִּ֥ים תִּפְשֽׂוּ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
ם
m
verb · 65×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
שָׁלֽוֹם
shlvm
noun · 235×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 14:8 — Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
  • Prov 14:16 — A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.