1 Kings

1 Kings 11:12–13

¹²Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. ¹³Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

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1 Kings 11:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nevertheless	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
for the sake	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
of your father	אָבִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do	אֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה	’e·‘ĕ·śen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
it during your lifetime	בְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙	bə·yā·me·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3117 day
I will tear it	אֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃	’eq·rā·‘en·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H7167 tear
out of the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of your son	בִּנְךָ֖	bin·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son

1 Kings 11:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	רַ֤ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
kingdom	הַמַּמְלָכָה֙	ham·mam·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
away from him	אֶקְרָ֔ע	’eq·rā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7167 tear
I will give	אֶתֵּ֣ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
one	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
tribe	שֵׁ֥בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
to your son	לִבְנֶ֑ךָ	liḇ·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
for the sake	לְמַ֙עַן֙	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
of My servant	עַבְדִּ֔י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and for the sake	וּלְמַ֥עַן	ū·lə·ma·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have chosen	בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃	bā·ḥā·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H977 choose

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1 Kings 11:13 1 Kings 12:20 · 1 Kings 11:32 · Deuteronomy 12:11 · Luke 1:32–33 · Deuteronomy 12:5 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Isaiah 62:7 · Jeremiah 33:15–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.