1 Kings 1:35

“Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall reign in my place; and him I have commanded to be leader over Israel and over Judah.””

1 Kings 1:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:35, word by word

Then you shall come upעֲלִיתֶםalitem

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “alitem” appears
and he shall comeבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “va” appears
and sitיָשַׁבyashav

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “yashav” appears
my throneכִּסְאִkisi

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

Where else “kisi” appears
shall reignיִמְלֹךְyimloch

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

Where else “yimloch” appears
I have commandedצִוִּיתִיtsiviti

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiviti” appears
to beהְיוֹתheot

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “heot” appears
leaderנָגִידnagid

leader

Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.

Where else “nagid” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears

Translation note

“Leader”: a Hebrew word of its own (nagid), the one who goes at the head of the people; different from “king” (1 Samuel 9:16).

The context

34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel; and blow the horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

35 · This verse (above)

36And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May YHWH, the Elohim of my lord the king, say so.

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