1 Kings 11:18

“And they rose from Midian and came to Paran, and took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he gave him a house, and assigned him food, and gave him land.”

1 Kings 11:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 11:18, word by word

And they roseיָּקֻמוּyakumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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from Midianמִּדְיָןmidyan

Midian

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and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to Paranפָּארָןparan

Paran

Paran, a desert region south of Canaan, in the Sinai.

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and tookיִּקְחוּyikchu

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and he gaveיִּתֶּןyiten

give

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

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a houseבַיִתvayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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and assignedאָמַרamar

command

To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.

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foodלֶחֶםlechem

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

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landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemMidian?Egypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Midian ?

    Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated

    A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.

    Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).

    Exodus 2:15Exodus 3:1Judges 6:1Exodus 18:1

  • 2Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

17Adad fled, he and some Edomite men of his father’s servants with him, to go to Egypt; Hadad was a little boy.

18 · This verse (above)

19And Hadad found great favor in the eyes of Pharaoh, and he gave him a wife: the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the lady.

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