1 Kings
1 Kings 11:36
36I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will give | אֶתֵּ֣ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| one | אֶחָ֑ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| tribe | שֵֽׁבֶט־ | šê·ḇeṭ- | Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| to his son | וְלִבְנ֖וֹ | wə·liḇ·nōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| so that | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| My servant | עַ֠בְדִּי | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| David | לְדָֽוִיד־ | lə·ḏā·wîḏ- | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| will always | כָּֽל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| have | הֱיֽוֹת־ | hĕ·yō·wṯ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a lamp | נִ֣יר | nîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5216 lamp |
| before Me | לְפָנַי֙ | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| in Jerusalem | בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| the city | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I chose | בָּחַ֣רְתִּי | bā·ḥar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H977 choose |
| to put | לָשׂ֥וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| My Name | שְׁמִ֖י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.