1 Kings
1 Kings 3:20
20So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So she got up | וַתָּקָם֩ | wat·tā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| in the middle | בְּת֨וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| of the night | הַלַּ֜יְלָה | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| and took | וַתִּקַּ֧ח | wat·tiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| my son | בְּנִ֣י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| from my side | מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗י | mê·’eṣ·lî | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H681 conjunction, proximity |
| while | וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ | wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| I was asleep | יְשֵׁנָ֔ה | yə·šê·nāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3463 sleeping |
| She laid him | וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ | wat·taš·kî·ḇê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| in her bosom | בְּחֵיקָ֑הּ | bə·ḥê·qāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2436 bosom |
| and put | הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה | hiš·kî·ḇāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7901 lie down |
| her dead | הַמֵּ֖ת | ham·mêṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| son | בְּנָ֥הּ | bə·nāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| at my bosom | בְחֵיקִֽי׃ | ḇə·ḥê·qî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2436 bosom |
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John 3:20 · Job 24:13–17 · Matthew 13:25 · Psalm 139:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.