1 Kings

1 Kings 2:24

²⁴And now, as surely as the LORD lives — the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised— surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
as surely as the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
the One	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
who established me	הֱכִינַ֗נִי	hĕ·ḵî·na·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3559 be firm
who set me	וַיּוֹשִׁיבִינִי	way·yō·šī·ḇī·nī	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the throne	כִּסֵּא֙	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
of my father	אָבִ֔י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and who founded	עָֽשָׂה־	‘ā·śāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for me	לִ֛י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a dynasty	בַּ֖יִת	ba·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
as	וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He promised	דִּבֵּ֑ר	dib·bêr	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
surely	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃	’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H138 Adonijah
shall be put to death	יוּמַ֖ת	yū·maṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
today	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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