King James Version

1 Kings 13:30

And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

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וַיַּנַּ֥חvayanachand bestowיָנַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bestow”, the next action in the storyH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…אֶתetobject 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).נִבְלָת֖וֹnivlatvocarcaseנְבֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carcase”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5038a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.בְּקִבְר֑וֹbeqivrvoin sepulchreקֶבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in sepulchre”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6913a sepulchreburying place, grave, sepulchre.וַיִּסְפְּד֥וּvayispedvand lamentסָפַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and lament”, the next action in the storyH5594properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to waillament, mourn(-er), wail.עָלָ֖יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…ה֥וֹיhoyalasהוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H1945oh!ah, alas, ho, O, woe.אָחִֽיachibrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they made lamentation for him: 'Alas, my brother!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying , Alas, my brother!

Young’s Literal Translation

and he placeth his carcase in his own grave, and they mourn for him, 'Oh, my brother!'

World English Bible

He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”

Darby Translation

And he laid his corpse in his own sepulchre; and they mourned over him [saying], Alas, my brother!

Douay-Rheims

And he laid his dead body in his own sepulchre: and they mourned over him, saying: Alas! alas! my brother.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they made lamentation for him: 'Alas, my brother!'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and they bewailed him, saying , Alas, brother.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ προφήτης, τοῦ θάψαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ τάφῳ ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ ἐκόψαντο αὐτὸν, οὐαὶ ἀδελφέ.