1 Kings
1 Kings 1:47
47The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’
And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king’s | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| have also | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| gone | בָּ֜אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to congratulate | לְ֠בָרֵךְ | lə·ḇā·rêḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1288 kneel, bless |
| our lord | אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ | ’ă·ḏō·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H113 lord |
| King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִד֮ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| saying | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| May your God | אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ʾɛ̆·lō·hɛ·ḵå̄ | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| make the name | שֵׁ֤ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| more famous | יֵיטֵ֨ב | yê·ṭêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| than your own name | מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָ | miš·šə·me·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| and may He make his throne | כִּסְא֖וֹ | kis·’ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| greater | וִֽיגַדֵּ֥ל | wî·ḡad·dêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| than your throne | מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָ | mik·kis·’e·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| And the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| has bowed in worship | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his bed | הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ | ham·miš·kāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying |
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