Verse 4

{ "verseID": "1 Kings.1.4", "source": "וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וַתְּהִ֨י לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ׃", "text": "And the *na'arah* *yafah* unto *me'od*, and she *hayah* for the *melek* a *sokenet* and *sharat* him, and the *melek* not *yada* her.", "grammar": { "*na'arah*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the young woman/girl", "*yafah*": "adjective, feminine, singular - beautiful/fair", "*me'od*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*hayah*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she became/was", "*sokenet*": "noun, feminine, singular - caretaker/attendant", "*sharat*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she ministered to/served him", "*yada*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he knew her" }, "variants": { "*yafah ad-me'od*": "very beautiful/exceedingly fair", "*yada*": "knew (sexually)/was intimate with" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 1:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Matthew.1.25", "source": "Καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱόν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον: καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.", "text": "And not *eginōsken* her until *hou* she *eteken* the *huion* of her the *prōtotokon*: and *ekalesen* the *onoma* of him *Iēsoun*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*eginōsken*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - was knowing", "*autēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - her", "*heōs*": "conjunction - until", "*hou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - of which [time]", "*eteken*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - she bore/gave birth to", "*ton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, article - the", "*huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - son", "*autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of her", "*ton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, article - the", "*prōtotokon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - firstborn", "*ekalesen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he called/named", "*to*": "accusative, neuter, singular, article - the", "*onoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - name", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, proper name - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*eginōsken*": "was knowing/having relations with [euphemism for sexual relations]", "*heōs hou*": "until/until the time when", "*eteken*": "she bore/gave birth to", "*huion*": "son/male child", "*prōtotokon*": "firstborn/first-begotten", "*ekalesen*": "he called/named/designated", "*onoma*": "name/title/character", "*Iēsoun*": "Jesus [from Hebrew 'Yeshua'/'Joshua' meaning 'YHWH saves']" } }