1 Kings 1:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

"Now go, please, let me advise you so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֕ה לְכִ֛י אִיעָצֵ֥ךְ נָ֖א עֵצָ֑ה וּמַלְּטִי֙ אֶת־נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ וְאֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בְּנֵ֖ךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

Transliteration

And now, halak and I will ya'ats you na etsah, and malat et-your nefesh and et-nefesh of your ben Shelomoh.

Grammar Details

• *halak*: verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - go
• *ya'ats*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I will advise you
• *na*: particle of entreaty - please
• *etsah*: noun, feminine, singular - advice/counsel
• *malat*: verb, piel imperative, feminine singular - save/rescue
• *et*: direct object marker
• *nefesh*: noun, feminine, singular construct - life/soul of
• *ben*: noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your son
• *Shelomoh*: proper noun - Solomon

Word Meanings

• *i'atsek na etsah*: let me give you advice/let me counsel you
• *malti et-nafshek*: save your life/rescue your soul
• *nefesh bnek*: life of your son/soul of your son

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now therefore come, let me, I pray you, give you advice, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore come,{H3212} let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel,{H3289} that thou mayest save{H4422} thine own life,{H5315} and the life{H5315} of thy son{H1121} Solomon.{H8010}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore come{H3212}{(H8798)}, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel{H3289}{(H8799)}{H6098}, that thou mayest save{H4422}{(H8761)} thine own life{H5315}, and the life{H5315} of thy son{H1121} Solomon{H8010}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe therfore come, and I will geue thee counsell howe to saue thyne owne lyfe, and the lyfe of thy sonne Solomon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 19:17 : 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
• Judg 9:5 : 5 He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, escaped by hiding himself.
• 1 Kgs 1:21 : 21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as offenders.
• 2 Kgs 11:1 : 1 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed the entire royal family.
• 2 Chr 21:4 : 4 When Jehoram established his reign over his father's kingdom, he strengthened his position by killing all his brothers with the sword, as well as some of the leaders of Israel.
• 2 Chr 22:10 : 10 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed the entire royal family of the house of Judah.
• Prov 11:14 : 14 Without guidance, a nation falls, but victory is found in an abundance of counselors.
• Prov 15:22 : 22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.
• Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend comes from heartfelt counsel.
• Jer 38:15 : 15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, will you not put me to death? And even if I did give you advice, you would not listen to me."
• Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance!'
• Acts 27:31 : 31 But Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, "Unless these men stay aboard the ship, you cannot be saved."