And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְalsoוְגַםsaidאָמַרthis:כָּכָה‘Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרhas givenנָתַןtodayהַיּוֹםone to sitיֹשֵׁבonעַלmy throne,כִּסְאִיwhile my eyesוְעֵינַיsee it.’”רֹאוֹת
1 Kings 1:48
Study it in the app“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.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “baruch” appears- 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has givenנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- one to sitיֹשֵׁבyoshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appears- my throneכִּסְאִkisi
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kisi” appears- while my eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- see it.’רֹאוֹתroot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “root” appears
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.