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1 Kings 2:24

And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
1 Kings 2:24
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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)

וְעַתָּ֗ה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱכִינַ֗נִי וַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙ עַל־כִּסֵּא֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֛י בַּ֖יִת כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר כִּ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם יוּמַ֖ת אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. חַי־chai-“[by] [the] life”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  3. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“of Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. הֱכִינַ֗נִיhe.khi.Na.ni“he appointed me”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כּוּן · “establish” · Strong's H3559H
  6. וַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙vai.yo.shi.vi.ni“and he made sit me”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. כִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'“[the] throne of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כִּסֵּא · “throne” · Strong's H3678G
  9. דָּוִ֣דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  10. אָבִ֔י'a.Vi“father my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  11. וַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.Sher“and who”
    Conjunction + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. עָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-“he has made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  13. לִ֛יli“for me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  14. בַּ֖יִתBa.yit“a house”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  15. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  16. דִּבֵּ֑רdi.Ber“he spoke”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “promise” · Strong's H1696I
  17. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yom“this day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  19. יוּמַ֖תyu.Mat“he will be put to death”
    Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  20. אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.hu“Adonijah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ · “Adonijah” · Strong's H0138G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)