1 Kings 1:36 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.”

1 Kings 1:36 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 1:3614 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּ֨עַןwayaʿan

give accountconjH6030

afflict (by mistake for

בְּנָיָ֧הוּbənāyāhw

BenaiahnounH1141

בֶןben

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛עyəhwōyādāʿ

Jehoiada. ComparenounH3077

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אָמֵ֑ןʾāmēn

AmenadvH543

so be it · truth

כֵּ֚ןkēn

-wardparticleH3651

after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···

יֹאמַ֣רyōʾmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֱלֹהֵ֖יʾĕlōhēy

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

אֲדֹנִ֥/יʾădōniy

lordnounH113

master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'

הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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