As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,1 Kings 2:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקְרְב֥וּ יְמֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד לָמ֑וּת וַיְצַ֛ו אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃
- וַיִּקְרְב֥וּvai.yik.re.Vu“and they drew near”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרַב · “come” · Strong's H7126G
- יְמֵֽי־ye.mei-“[the] days of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- דָוִ֖דda.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- לָמ֑וּתla.Mut“to die”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- וַיְצַ֛וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
- בְנ֖וֹve.No“son his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- לֵאמֹֽר׃le.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)