1 Kings 1:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king:“So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֨עַן בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛ע אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אָמֵ֑ן כֵּ֚ן יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

wa-yaʿan bənāyāhû son-of-yəhôyāḏāʿ ʾet-the-melekh wa-yōʾmer ʾāmēn; so yōʾmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê my-lord the-melekh

Grammar Details

• *wa-yaʿan*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
• *bənāyāhû*: proper noun - Benaiah
• *yəhôyāḏāʿ*: proper noun - Jehoiada
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *melekh*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *wa-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾāmēn*: adverb - truly/verily/so be it
• *yōʾmar*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he say/speak
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name (Tetragrammaton)
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *aḏōnî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my lord

Word Meanings

• *wa-yaʿan*: and he answered/responded/replied
• *ʾāmēn*: truly/verily/so be it/certainly
• *YHWH*: divine name (traditionally not pronounced)
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of/deity of

Referenced Verses

• Deut 27:15-26 : 15 ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image– something abhorrent to the LORD, the work of the craftsman– and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 16 ‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 17 ‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 18 ‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 20 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 21 ‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 22 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his sister, the daughter of either his father or mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 23 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 24 ‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 25 ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 26 ‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
• 1 Sam 25:29 : 29 When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag of the living by the LORD your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling’s pocket!
• 1 Chr 17:27 : 27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O LORD, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.”
• Ps 18:2 : 2 The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
• Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
• Ps 72:19 : 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
• Ps 89:20 : 20 I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.
• Ps 89:26 : 26 He will call out to me,‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’
• Jer 11:5 : 5 Then I will keep the promise I swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.” That is the very land that you still live in today.’” And I responded,“Amen! Let it be so, LORD!”
• Jer 28:6 : 6 The prophet Jeremiah said,“Amen! May the LORD do all this! May the LORD make your prophecy come true! May he bring back to this place from Babylon all the valuable articles taken from the LORD’s temple and the people who were carried into exile.
• Matt 6:13 : 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• 1 Cor 14:16 : 16 Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift say“Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?