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1 Kings 1:37

Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
1 Kings 1:37
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִם־אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֵּ֖ן יִֽהְיֶ֣ה עִם־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וִֽיגַדֵּל֙ אֶת־כִּסְא֔וֹ מִ֨כִּסֵּ֔א אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽד׃

  1. כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  2. הָיָ֤הha.Yah“he has been”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  5. אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  6. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. כֵּ֖ןken“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  8. יִֽהְיֶ֣הye.hi“he will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  10. שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  11. וִֽיגַדֵּל֙vi.ga.Del“and may he make great”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. כִּסְא֔וֹkis.'O“throne his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כִּסֵּא · “throne” · Strong's H3678G
  14. מִ֨כִּסֵּ֔אmi.ki.Se'“more than [the] throne of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כִּסֵּא · “throne” · Strong's H3678G
  15. אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  16. הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  17. דָּוִֽד׃da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)