1 Kings 1:48

“And the king also said this: ‘Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who has given today one to sit on my throne, while my eyes see it.’””

1 Kings 1:48 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:48, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
saidאָמַרamar

say

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

Where else “amar” appears
‘Blessed beבָּרוּךְbaruch

praise

To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".

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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 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.

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has givenנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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one to sitיֹשֵׁבyoshev

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

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my throneכִּסְאִkisi

throne

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

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while my eyesעֵינַena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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see it.’רֹאוֹתroot

see

To see with one's eyes.

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The context

47Moreover, the king’s servants have come to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May Elohim make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may he make greater his throne than your throne.’ And the king bowed down on the bed.

48 · This verse (above)

49And all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose up and went each on his way.

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