Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 12:7 Interlinear

And they spake unto him saying for ever If thou wilt be a servant unto this people and wilt serve them and answer And they spake words good If thou wilt be a servant for ever

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥H1696And they spakeperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
2אֵלָ֜יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3לֵאמֹ֗רH559unto him sayingto say (used with great latitude)
4אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
5הַיָּמִֽים׃H3117for evera day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
6תִּֽהְיֶהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7עֲבָדִ֖יםH5650If thou wilt be a servanta servant
8לָעָ֤םH5971unto this peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
9הַזֶּה֙H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
10וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םH5647and wilt serveto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
11וַֽעֲנִיתָ֕םH6030them and answerproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
12וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥H1696And they spakeperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
13אֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413near, with or among; often in general, to
14דְּבָרִ֣יםH1697wordsa word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
15טוֹבִ֑יםH2896goodgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
16וְהָי֥וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
17לְךָ֛H0
18עֲבָדִ֖יםH5650If thou wilt be a servanta servant
19כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
20הַיָּמִֽים׃H3117for evera day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

Verse Context

1 Kings 12:6How do ye advise And king Rehoboam with the old men ...
1 Kings 12:7 (current)And they spake unto him saying for ever If thou wilt be a servant unto this people and wilt serve them and answer And they spake words good If thou wilt be a servant for ever
1 Kings 12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men him and consulted...

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