1 Kings
1 Kings 1:17
17“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My lord | אֲדֹנִי֙ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| you yourself | אַתָּ֨ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| swore | נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּ | niš·ba‘·tā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to your maidservant | לַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ | la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| by the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| Surely | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your son | בְנֵ֖ךְ | ḇə·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| will reign | יִמְלֹ֣ךְ | yim·lōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| after me | אַחֲרָ֑י | ’a·ḥă·rāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H310 behind |
| and he | וְה֖וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will sit | יֵשֵׁ֥ב | yê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| my throne | כִּסְאִֽי׃ | kis·’î | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3678 seat |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.