1 Kings

1 Kings 1:24

²⁴“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֮	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Nathan	נָתָן֒	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
did you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
say	אָמַ֔רְתָּ	’ā·mar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ	’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H138 Adonijah
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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.