1 Kings 1:47
The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
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ASV
And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne: and the king bowed himself upon the bed.
KJV
And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְגַם־ | ve.gam- | and also | H1571 → |
| בָּ֜אוּ | Ba.'u | they have come | H935 → |
| עַבְדֵ֣י | 'av.Dei | [the] servants of | H5650 → |
| הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| לְ֠בָרֵךְ | Le.va.rekh | to bless | H1288 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ | 'a.do.Nei.nu | lord<s> our | H113 → |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| דָּוִד֮ | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לֵאמֹר֒ | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| יֵיטֵ֨ב | yei.Tev | may he make good | H3190 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֜ים | 'e.lo.hei.cha | God | H430 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שֵׁ֤ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | she.lo.Moh | Solomon | H8010 → |
| מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָ | mi.she.Me.kha | more than name your | H8034 → |
| וִֽיגַדֵּ֥ל | vi.ga.Del | and may he make great | H1431 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כִּסְא֖וֹ | kis.'O | throne his | H3678 → |
| מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָ | mi.kis.'E.kha | more than throne your | H3678 → |
| וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ | vai.yish.Ta.chu | and he bowed down | H7812 → |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ | ha.mish.Kav | the bed | H4904 → |
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