1 Kings
1 Kings 12:6
6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Rehoboam | רְחַבְעָ֗ם | rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7346 Rehoboam |
| consulted | וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ | way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the elders | הַזְּקֵנִים֙ | haz·zə·qê·nîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2205 old |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had served | עֹמְדִ֗ים | ‘ō·mə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| his father | אָבִ֔יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| during | בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ | bih·yō·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| his lifetime | חַ֖י | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| How | אֵ֚יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| do you | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| advise me | נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים | nō·w·‘ā·ṣîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3289 advise, counsel |
| to respond | לְהָשִׁ֥יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| to these | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָֽעָם־ | hā·‘ām- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| he asked | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.