“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.1 Kings 1:36
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֨עַן בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛ע אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ אָמֵ֑ן כֵּ֚ן יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
- וַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'an“and he answered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- בְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.hu“Benaiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּנָיָ֫הוּ · “Benaiah” · Strong's H1141G
- בֶן־ven-“[the] son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'“Jehoiada”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָדָע · “Jehoiada” · Strong's H3077G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אָמֵ֑ן'a.Men“amen”Particle, interjection · from אָמֵן · “amen” · Strong's H0543
- כֵּ֚ןken“thus”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- יֹאמַ֣רyo.Mar“may he say”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Ni“lord my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- 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)