1 Kings 16:10

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{ "verseID": "1 Kings.16.10", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֤א זִמְרִי֙ וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ בִּשְׁנַת֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים וָשֶׁ֔בַע לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃", "text": "And came in *wayyābōʾ* *Zimrî* and struck him *wayyakkēhû* and killed him *waymîtēhû* in year *bišnat* twenty *ʿeśrîm* and seven *wāšebaʿ* for *ləʾĀsāʾ* king *melek* *Yəhûdāh* and he reigned *wayyimlōk* in his place *taḥtāyw*", "grammar": { "*wayyābōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered", "*Zimrî*": "proper name - Zimri", "*wayyakkēhû*": "waw-consecutive + hifil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he struck him", "*waymîtēhû*": "waw-consecutive + hifil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he killed him", "*bišnat*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in the year of", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*wāšebaʿ*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and seven", "*ləʾĀsāʾ*": "preposition + proper name - for/of Asa", "*melek*": "noun masculine singular construct - king of", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper name - Judah", "*wayyimlōk*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned/became king", "*taḥtāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his place/instead of him" }, "variants": { "*wayyābōʾ*": "and he came in/and he entered", "*wayyakkēhû*": "and he struck him/and he attacked him", "*waymîtēhû*": "and he killed him/and he put him to death", "*bišnat*": "in the year of/during the year", "*wayyimlōk*": "and he became king/and he reigned", "*taḥtāyw*": "in his place/instead of him/as his successor" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֤א זִמְרִי֙ וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ בִּשְׁנַת֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים וָשֶׁ֔בַע לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

And came in wayyābōʾ Zimrî and struck him wayyakkēhû and killed him waymîtēhû in year bišnat twenty ʿeśrîm and seven wāšebaʿ for ləʾĀsāʾ king melek Yəhûdāh and he reigned wayyimlōk in his place taḥtāyw

Grammar Details

• *wayyābōʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered
• *Zimrî*: proper name - Zimri
• *wayyakkēhû*: waw-consecutive + hifil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he struck him
• *waymîtēhû*: waw-consecutive + hifil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he killed him
• *bišnat*: preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in the year of
• *ʿeśrîm*: cardinal number - twenty
• *wāšebaʿ*: conjunction + cardinal number - and seven
• *ləʾĀsāʾ*: preposition + proper name - for/of Asa
• *melek*: noun masculine singular construct - king of
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper name - Judah
• *wayyimlōk*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned/became king
• *taḥtāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his place/instead of him

Word Meanings

• *wayyābōʾ*: and he came in/and he entered
• *wayyakkēhû*: and he struck him/and he attacked him
• *waymîtēhû*: and he killed him/and he put him to death
• *bišnat*: in the year of/during the year
• *wayyimlōk*: and he became king/and he reigned
• *taḥtāyw*: in his place/instead of him/as his successor

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Zimri came in, struck him down, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Zimri went in and struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Simri came in, and slewe him in the seuen & twentieth yeare of Asa kynge of Iuda, and was kynge in his steade.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Zimri came and smote him & killed him, in the seuen and twentie yeere of Asa king of Iudah, and reigned in his stead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Zimri came, and smote him, and killed him in the twentie & seuenth yere of Asa king of Iuda, and raigned in his steade.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Zimri went in and struck him, and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Zimri cometh in and smiteth him, and putteth him to death, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigneth in his stead;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Zimri went in and made an attack on him and put him to death, in the twenty-seventh year that Asa was king of Judah, and made himself king in his place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and Zimri went in and struck him, and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Zimri came in and struck him dead.(This happened in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah.) Zimri replaced Elah as king.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 9:31 : 31 { "verseID": "2 Kings.9.31", "source": "וְיֵה֖וּא בָּ֣א בַשָּׁ֑עַר וַתֹּ֣אמֶר הֲשָׁל֔וֹם זִמְרִ֖י הֹרֵ֥ג אֲדֹנָֽיו׃", "text": "And *Yēhûʾ* *bāʾ* in the *šāʿar*, and *tōʾmer*, \"*hăšālôm*, *Zimrî* *hōrēg* *ʾădōnāyw*?\"", "grammar": { "*Yēhûʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jehu", "*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/entered", "*šāʿar*": "common noun, masculine singular - gate", "*tōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - she said", "*hăšālôm*": "interrogative particle with common noun - [is it] peace", "*Zimrî*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zimri", "*hōrēg*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - killer of/slayer of", "*ʾădōnāyw*": "common noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his master/lord" }, "variants": { "*bāʾ*": "came/entered/arrived", "*šāʿar*": "gate/entrance", "*hăšālôm*": "is it peace/is it well/is there peace", "*hōrēg*": "killer/murderer/slayer", "*ʾădōnāyw*": "his master/his lord/his superior" } }