Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 1:2 Interlinear
“said Wherefore his servants unto him Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin and let her stand before the king and let her cherish him and let her lie in thy bosom may get heat for my lord the king”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | ל֣וֹ | H0 | ||
| 3 | עֲבָדָ֗יו | H5650 | Wherefore his servants | a servant |
| 4 | יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ | H1245 | unto him Let there be sought | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 5 | לַֽאדֹנִ֥י | H113 | for my lord | sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) |
| 6 | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 7 | נַֽעֲרָ֣ה | H5291 | a young | a girl (from infancy to adolescence) |
| 8 | בְתוּלָ֔ה | H1330 | virgin | a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state |
| 9 | וְעָֽמְדָה֙ | H5975 | and let her stand | to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) |
| 10 | לִפְנֵ֣י | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 11 | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 12 | וּתְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 13 | ל֖וֹ | H0 | ||
| 14 | סֹכֶ֑נֶת | H5532 | and let her cherish | to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary |
| 15 | וְשָֽׁכְבָ֣ה | H7901 | him and let her lie | to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) |
| 16 | בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ | H2436 | in thy bosom | the bosom (literally or figuratively) |
| 17 | וְחַ֖ם | H2552 | may get heat | to be hot (literally or figuratively) |
| 18 | לַֽאדֹנִ֥י | H113 | for my lord | sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) |
| 19 | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | H4428 | the king | a king |
Verse Context
1 Kings 1:1Now king David was old and stricken in years and they covered...
1 Kings 1:2 (current)said Wherefore his servants unto him Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin and let her stand before the king and let her cherish him and let her lie in thy bosom may get heat for my lord the king
1 Kings 1:3So they sought damsel for a fair throughout all the coasts of Israel...