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1 Kings 1:32

Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
1 Kings 1:32
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד קִרְאוּ־לִ֞י לְצָד֤וֹק הַכֹּהֵן֙ וּלְנָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. דָּוִ֗דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  4. קִרְאוּ־kir.'u-“summon”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  5. לִ֞יli“for me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  6. לְצָד֤וֹקle.tza.Dok“<to> Zadok”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from צָדוֹק · “Zadok” · Strong's H6659G
  7. הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  8. וּלְנָתָ֣ןu.le.na.Tan“and <to> Nathan”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from נָתָן · “Nathan” · Strong's H5416H
  9. הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'“the prophet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  10. וְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּve.liv.na.Ya.hu“and <to> Benaiah”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּנָיָ֫הוּ · “Benaiah” · Strong's H1141G
  11. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  12. יְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'“Jehoiada”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָדָע · “Jehoiada” · Strong's H3077G
  13. וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  14. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  15. הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)