1 Kings

1 Kings 12:16

16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king:

“What portion do we have in David,

and what inheritance in the son of Jesse?

To your tents, O Israel!

Look now to your own house, O David!”

So the Israelites went home,

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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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
sawוַיַּ֣רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּ֠יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
had refusedלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to listenשָׁמַ֣עšā·ma‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
to themאֲלֵיהֶם֒’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀dā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Whatמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
portionחֵ֨לֶקḥê·leqNoun - masculine singularH2506 portion, tract, territory
do we haveלָּנוּ֩lā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
in Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and whatוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna·ḥă·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance
in the sonבְּבֶן־bə·ḇen-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi·šayNoun - proper - masculine singularH3448 Jishai
To your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH168 tent
O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Lookרְאֵ֥הrə·’êhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7200 see
nowעַתָּ֕ה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
to your own houseבֵיתְךָ֖ḇê·ṯə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house
O Davidדָּוִ֑דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
So the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃lə·’ō·hā·lāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH168 tent

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 20:1 · 1 Kings 22:36 · Jeremiah 33:21 · 2 Chronicles 10:16 · 1 Kings 22:17 · Jeremiah 33:15–16 · Jeremiah 23:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.