1 Kings 21:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Ahabאַחְאָב֙
(ach·'av)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Elijah,אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
(e·li·ya·hu,)
452: "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr.from el and Yah
"Have you foundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִי
(ham·tza·ta·ni)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
me, O my enemy?" 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
And he answered,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I have foundמָצָ֔אתִי
(ma·tza·ti,)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
[you], becauseיַ֚עַן
(ya·'an)
3282: on account of, becausefrom anah
you have soldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔
(hit·mak·ker·cha,)
4376: to sella prim. root
yourself to doלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evilהָרַ֖ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And 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.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
to Elijah
'Eliyah  (ay-lee-yaw')
God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites -- Elijah, Eliah.
Hast thou found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
me O mine enemy
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
And he answered
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I have found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
thee because thou hast sold
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
thyself to work
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

King James Bible
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ahab said to Elijah, "So, you have caught me, my enemy." He replied, "I have caught you because you devoted yourself to do what is evil in the LORD's sight.

International Standard Version
Later on, Ahab asked Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?" But Elijah answered, "I've found you because you sold yourself to do what the LORD considers to be evil!

NET Bible
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, "So, you have found me, my enemy!" Elijah replied, "I have found you, because you are committed to doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ahab asked Elijah, "So you've found me, my enemy?" Elijah answered, "I found you. Because you sold yourself to do what the LORD considers evil.

King James 2000 Bible
And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
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