1 Kings 12:6
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
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ASV
And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
KJV
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ | vai.yi.va.'Atz | and he consulted | H3289 → |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| רְחַבְעָ֗ם | re.chav.'Am | Rehoboam | H7346 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | with | H854 → |
| הַזְּקֵנִים֙ | ha.ze.ke.Nim | the elders | H2205 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | who | H834 → |
| הָי֣וּ | ha.Yu | they were | H1961 → |
| עֹמְדִ֗ים | 'o.me.Dim | standing | H5975 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | with | H854 → |
| פְּנֵי֙ | pe.Nei | [the] presence of | H6440 → |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | she.lo.Moh | Solomon | H8010 → |
| אָבִ֔יו | 'a.Viv | father his | H1 → |
| בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ | bih.yo.To | when was he | H1961 → |
| חַ֖י | chai | alive | H2416 → |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אֵ֚יךְ | 'eikh | how? | H349 → |
| אַתֶּ֣ם | 'a.Tem | [are] you | H859 → |
| נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים | no.'a.Tzim | counseling | H3289 → |
| לְהָשִׁ֥יב | le.ha.Shiv | to bring back | H7725 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָֽעָם־ | ha.'om- | the people | H5971 → |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| דָּבָֽר׃ | da.Var | word | H1697 → |
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