1 Kings
1 Kings 12:7
7They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They replied | וַיְדַבֵּר | way·ḏab·bēr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you will be | תִּֽהְיֶה־ | tih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a servant | עֶ֜בֶד | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to these | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | לָעָ֤ם | lā·‘ām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and serve them | וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| this day | הַ֠יּוֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and if you will respond | וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם | wa·‘ă·nî·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H6030 answer, respond |
| by speaking | וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ | wə·ḏib·bar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| kind | טוֹבִ֑ים | ṭō·w·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| words | דְּבָרִ֣ים | də·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| they will be | וְהָי֥וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לְךָ֛ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| servants | עֲבָדִ֖ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| forever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.