1 Kings
1 Kings 1:2
2So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So his servants | עֲבָדָ֗יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| said | וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Let us search for | יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ | yə·ḇaq·šū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| a young | נַעֲרָ֣ה | na·‘ă·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| virgin | בְתוּלָ֔ה | ḇə·ṯū·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1330 virgin |
| for our lord | לַאדֹנִ֤י | la·ḏō·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| to attend | וְעָֽמְדָה֙ | wə·‘ā·mə·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| to | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| and | וּתְהִי־ | ū·ṯə·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| care | סֹכֶ֑נֶת | sō·ḵe·neṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H5532 be of use of service, benefit |
| for him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and lie | וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה | wə·šā·ḵə·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7901 lie down |
| by his side | בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ | ḇə·ḥê·qe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2436 bosom |
| him | לַאדֹנִ֥י | la·ḏō·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| warm | וְחַ֖ם | wə·ḥam | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2552 be or become warm |
Cross-references
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Ecclesiastes 4:11 · Genesis 16:5 · Micah 7:5 · 1 Samuel 16:21–22 · 2 Samuel 12:3 · Deuteronomy 13:6 · Deuteronomy 10:8 · 2 Chronicles 29:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.