1 Kings
1 Kings 1:28–29
28Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
29And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
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1 Kings 1:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then King | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיַּ֨עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Call in | קִרְאוּ־ | qir·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Bathsheba | שָׁ֑בַע | šā·ḇa‘ | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1339 Bath-Sheba |
| for me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| So she came | וַתָּבֹא֙ | wat·tā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| presence | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| and stood | וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד | wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before him | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
1 Kings 1:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| swore an oath | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע | way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| saying | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֕ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| has redeemed | פָּדָ֥ה | pā·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6299 ransom |
| my life | נַפְשִׁ֖י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| from all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| distress | צָרָֽה׃ | ṣā·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6869 id. |
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1 Kings 1:29 2 Samuel 4:9 · Psalm 136:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.