1 Kings 3:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אֲנִי֙ וְהָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את יֹשְׁבֹ֖ת בְּבַ֣יִת אֶחָ֑ד וָאֵלֵ֥ד עִמָּ֖הּ בַּבָּֽיִת׃

Transliteration

And wattōʾmer the-ʾiššāh the-one: Please my ʾădōnî, I and-the-ʾiššāh the-this yōšĕbōt in-bayit one; and I wāʾēlēd with her in-the-bayit.

Grammar Details

*wattōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said
*hāʾiššāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the woman
*hāʾaḥat*: definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the one/first
*bî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - please/by me [idiomatic plea]
*ʾădōnî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
*ʾănî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*wĕhāʾiššāh*: conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the woman
*hazzōʾt*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
*yōšĕbōt*: Qal participle, feminine plural - dwelling/living
*bĕbayit*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a house
*ʾeḥād*: adjective, masculine singular - one
*wāʾēlēd*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I gave birth
*ʿimmāh*: preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - with her
*babbayit*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the house

Word Meanings

*bî ʾădōnî*: please, my lord/I implore you, my lord
*yōšĕbōt*: dwelling/living/residing

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Referenced Verses

Gen 43:20 : 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Rom 13:7 : 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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