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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
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְגַם־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
בָּ֜אוּBa.'uthey have comeH935
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhto blessH1288
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nulord<s> ourH113
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
דָּוִד֮da.VidDavidH1732
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559
יֵיטֵ֨בyei.Tevmay he make goodH3190
אֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaGodH430
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name ofH8034
שְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohSolomonH8010
מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khamore than name yourH8034
וִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.Deland may he make greatH1431
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
כִּסְא֖וֹkis.'Othrone hisH3678
מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khamore than throne yourH3678
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed downH7812
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עַל־'al-onH5921
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.Kavthe bedH4904

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About 1 Kings

The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain