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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2ל֣וֹH0
3עֲבָדָ֗יוH5650Wherefore his servantsa servant
4יְבַקְשׁ֞וּH1245unto him Let there be soughtto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
5לַֽאדֹנִ֥יH113for my lordsovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
6הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428the kinga king
7נַֽעֲרָ֣הH5291a younga girl (from infancy to adolescence)
8בְתוּלָ֔הH1330virgina virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
9וְעָֽמְדָה֙H5975and let her standto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
10לִפְנֵ֣יH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
11הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428the kinga king
12וּתְהִיH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13ל֖וֹH0
14סֹכֶ֑נֶתH5532and let her cherishto be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary
15וְשָֽׁכְבָ֣הH7901him and let her lieto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
16בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָH2436in thy bosomthe bosom (literally or figuratively)
17וְחַ֖םH2552may get heatto be hot (literally or figuratively)
18לַֽאדֹנִ֥יH113for my lordsovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
19הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428the kinga 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...

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