“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.1 Kings 1:33
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לָהֶ֗ם קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ אֶת־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנִ֔י עַל־הַפִּרְדָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־לִ֑י וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־גִּחֽוֹן׃
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- לָהֶ֗םla.Hem“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- קְח֤וּke.Chu“take”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- עִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.Khem“with you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei“[the] servants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.Khem“lord<s> your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.Tem“and you will cause to ride”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
- בְנִ֔יve.Ni“son my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.Dah“the mule”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פִּרְדָּה · “female mule” · Strong's H6506
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לִ֑יLi“[belongs] to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.Tem“and you will take down”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- גִּחֽוֹן׃gi.Chon“Gihon”Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּיחוֹן · “Gihon” · Strong's H1521
Places named in this verse
- Gihon · today: Gihon Springspring · Identification: certain · Map of Gihon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gihon on OpenBible.info