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1 Kings 20:41

And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

KJV

At ille statim abstersit pulverem de facie sua, et cognovit eum rex Israël, quod esset de prophetis.

Vulgate

And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

ASV

וַ/יְמַהֵ֕ר וַ/יָּ֨סַר֙ אֶת הָ֣/אֲפֵ֔ר מ/על מֵ/עֲלֵ֖י עֵינָ֑י/ו וַ/יַּכֵּ֤ר אֹת/וֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽ/הַ/נְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא

Hebrew

But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was one of the prophets.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲפֵ֖ר
'pr
noun · 2×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְמַהֵ֣ר
ymhr
verb · 64×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יַּכֵּ֤ר
ykr
verb · 50×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נָּבִ֖יא
nby'
noun · 316×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Prov 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.