1 Kings 1:36

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

1 Kings 1:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:36, word by word

And Benaiahבְּנָיָהוּbenayahu

Benaiah

Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."

Where else “benayahu” appears
sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada

Jehoiada

Jehoiada: the name of several men; among them the father of Benaiah (2 Samuel 8:18) and the priest who protected King Joash (2 Kings 11). It means "YHWH knows."

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answeredיַּעַןyaan

answer

To reply to what was said.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Amenאָמֵןamen

amen

Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.

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May 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.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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The context

35Then 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.”

36 · This verse (above)

37As YHWH has been with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make greater his throne than the throne of my lord King David!”

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