1 Kings 18:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they dividedוַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ
(vay·chal·le·ku)
2505a: to divide, sharea prim. root
the landהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
between them to surveyלַֽעֲבָר־
(la·'a·var-)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
it; Ahabאַחְאָ֞ב
(ach·'av)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
wentהָלַ֨ךְ
(ha·lach)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
oneאֶחָד֙
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְ
(be·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
by himselfלְבַדֹּ֔ו
(le·vad·dov,)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
and Obadiahוְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ
(ve·'o·vad·ya·hu)
5662: "servant of Yah," the name of a number of Isr.active participle of abad and Yah
wentהָלַ֥ךְ
(ha·lach)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
anotherאֶחָ֖ד
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
wayבְּדֶרֶךְ־
(be·de·rech-)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
by himself.לְבַדֹּֽו׃
(le·vad·dov.)
905: separation, a partfrom badad


















KJV Lexicon
So they divided
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
between them to pass throughout
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
it Ahab
'Ach'ab  (akh-awb')
brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon -- Ahab.
went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
by himself and Obadiah
`Obadyah  (o-bad-yaw')
serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites -- Obadiah.
went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
another
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
by himself
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they divided the land between them to survey it; Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself.

King James Bible
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They divided the land between them in order to cover it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

International Standard Version
So they divided the land between them so they could conduct their survey. Ahab went off by himself in one direction and Obadiah went off by himself in the other.

NET Bible
They divided up the land between them; Ahab went one way and Obadiah went the other.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they split up in order to cover the entire countryside. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

King James 2000 Bible
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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