1 Kings
1 Kings 11:30–31
30And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, 31and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Kings 11:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Ahijah | אֲחִיָּ֔ה | ’ă·ḥî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H281 Achijah |
| took hold | וַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂ | way·yiṯ·pōś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| of the new | הַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה | ha·ḥă·ḏā·šāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2319 new |
| cloak | בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥ה | baś·śal·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8008 id. |
| he was wearing | עָלָ֑יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| tore it | וַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָ | way·yiq·rā·‘e·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7167 tear |
| into twelve | שְׁנֵ֥ים | šə·nêm | Number - md | H8147 two |
| pieces | קְרָעִֽים׃ | qə·rā·‘îm | Noun - masculine plural | H7168 torn piece |
1 Kings 11:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Jeroboam | לְיָֽרָבְעָ֔ם | lə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| Take | קַח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| ten | עֲשָׂרָ֣ה | ‘ă·śā·rāh | Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| pieces | קְרָעִ֑ים | qə·rā·‘îm | Noun - masculine plural | H7168 torn piece |
| for yourself | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹה֩ | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הִנְנִ֨י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I will tear | קֹרֵ֤עַ | qō·rê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7167 tear |
| the kingdom | הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ | ham·mam·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| out of the hand | מִיַּ֣ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| and I will give | וְנָתַתִּ֣י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| ten | עֲשָׂרָ֥ה | ‘ă·śā·rāh | Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| tribes | הַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ | haš·šə·ḇā·ṭîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 11:30 1 Samuel 15:27–28
1 Kings 11:31 1 Kings 11:11–12
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.