1 Kings 3:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֞י בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ לְלִדְתִּ֔י וַתֵּ֖לֶד גַּם־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ יַחְדָּ֗ו אֵֽין־זָ֤ר אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת זוּלָתִ֥י שְׁתַּֽיִם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ בַּבָּֽיִת׃

Transliteration

And wayĕhî on-the-yôm the-third to-my ledtî, and wattēled also-the-ʾiššāh the-this; and-we yaḥdāw, ʾên-stranger with us in-the-bayit, only two-we in-the-bayit.

Grammar Details

*wayĕhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass
*bayyôm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - on the day
*haššĕlîšî*: definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the third
*lĕlidtî*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - of my giving birth
*wattēled*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she gave birth
*gam*: adverb - also
*hāʾiššāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the woman
*hazzōʾt*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
*waʾănaḥnû*: conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person plural - and we
*yaḥdāw*: adverb - together
*ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
*zār*: adjective, masculine singular - stranger/outsider
*ʾittānû*: preposition with 1st person plural suffix - with us
*babbayit*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the house
*zûlātî*: preposition - except/besides
*šĕttayim*: number, feminine - two
*ʾănaḥnû*: personal pronoun, 1st person plural - we

Word Meanings

*ʾên*: there is not/there was not
*zār*: stranger/outsider/foreigner
*zûlātî*: except/besides/only

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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