1 Kgs 1:1-4 : 1 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.1.1",
"source": "וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙ בַּבְּגָדִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִחַ֖ם לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And the *melek* *Dawid* *zaqen*, *bo* in the *yamim*, and they *kasah* him with the *beged*, and not *yacham* to him.",
"grammar": {
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - king/ruler",
"*Dawid*": "proper noun - David",
"*zaqen*": "adjective, masculine, singular - old/aged",
"*bo*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came/entered/advanced",
"*yamim*": "noun, masculine, plural - days/years/time",
"*kasah*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they covered/clothed him",
"*beged*": "noun, masculine, plural - clothes/garments",
"*yacham*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - become/be warm",
"*lo*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him"
},
"variants": {
"*zaqen*": "old/aged/elderly",
"*bo ba-yamim*": "advanced in days/years/of great age",
"*yacham lo*": "he was not warm/he felt no warmth"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.1.2",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ עֲבָדָ֗יו יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ לַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה וְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּתְהִי־ל֖וֹ סֹכֶ֑נֶת וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וְחַ֖ם לַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And *amar* to him his *ebed*, \"Let them *baqash* for my *adon* the *melek* a *na'arah* *betulah*, and she shall *amad* before the *melek* and shall be to him a *sokenet*, and she shall *shakab* in your *cheq*, and be warm for my *adon* the *melek*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*amar*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they said/told",
"*ebed*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants",
"*baqash*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person plural (jussive) - let them seek/search for",
"*adon*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my lord/master",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - king",
"*na'arah*": "noun, feminine, singular - young woman/girl",
"*betulah*": "noun, feminine, singular - virgin",
"*amad*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she will stand",
"*sokenet*": "noun, feminine, singular - caretaker/attendant",
"*shakab*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - she will lie down",
"*cheq*": "noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bosom/lap",
"*cham*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - become warm"
},
"variants": {
"*na'arah betulah*": "young virgin/virgin girl/maiden",
"*sokenet*": "nurse/attendant/companion/caretaker",
"*shakab b'cheq*": "lie in your bosom/sleep by your side"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.1.3",
"source": "וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה יָפָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת־אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖הּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And they *baqash* a *na'arah* *yafah* in all *gebul* *Yisrael*, and they *matsa* *et*-*Abishag* the *Shunamit*, and they *bo* *otah* to the *melek*.",
"grammar": {
"*baqash*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they sought/searched for",
"*na'arah*": "noun, feminine, singular - young woman/girl",
"*yafah*": "adjective, feminine, singular - beautiful/fair",
"*gebul*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - border/territory/boundary of",
"*Yisrael*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*matsa*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they found",
"*et*": "direct object marker",
"*Abishag*": "proper noun - Abishag",
"*Shunamit*": "gentilic adjective, feminine, singular - Shunammite (from Shunem)",
"*bo*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they brought",
"*otah*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her"
},
"variants": {
"*gebul Yisrael*": "territory of Israel/borders of Israel",
"*bo otah*": "brought her/had her brought"
}
}
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"
}
}