King James Version

1 Kings 13:27

And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.

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וַיְדַבֵּ֤רvaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בָּנָיו֙banayvsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […לֵאמֹ֔רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…חִבְשׁוּchivshvsaddleחָבַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “saddle”, a commandH2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rulebind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toאֶֽתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַחֲמ֑וֹרhachamorthe assחֲמוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the ass”, the ordinary formH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּvayachavoshvand saddleחָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and saddle”, the next action in the storyH2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rulebind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he spoke to his sons, saying: 'Saddle me the ass.' And they saddled it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he speaketh unto his sons saying, 'Saddle for me the ass,' and they saddle [it].

World English Bible

He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.

Darby Translation

And he spoke to his sons saying, Saddle me the ass; and they saddled it.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)