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And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsworeיִּשָּׁבַעand said,וַיֹּאמַר“As YHWHיְהוָהlives,חַיwhoאֲשֶׁרhas rescuedפָּדָהmy lifeאֶת נַפְשִׁיfromמִeveryכָּלdistress,צָרָה
1 Kings 1:29
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1 Kings 1:29, word by word
- And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- sworeיִּשָּׁבַעyishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishava” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “As YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- has rescuedפָּדָהpada
redeem
To set someone free from slavery or danger, as God did with Israel.
Where else “pada” appears- my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- distressצָרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears
The context
28And King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” And she came before the king and stood before the king.
29 · This verse (above)
30indeed, as I swore to you by YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I will do this very day.”