1 Kings 2:15
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
way-yō-mer,
And he saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
859 [e]אַ֤תְּ
’at
YouPro-2fs
3045 [e]יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙
yā-ḏa-‘at
knowV-Qal-Perf-2fs
3588 [e]כִּי־
kî-
thatConj
  לִי֙
minePrep | 1cs
1961 [e]הָיְתָ֣ה
hā-yə-ṯāh
wasV-Qal-Perf-3fs
4410 [e]הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
ham-mə-lū-ḵāh,
the kingdomArt | N-fs
5921 [e]וְעָלַ֞י
wə-‘ā-lay
and on meConj-w | Prep | 1cs
7760 [e]שָׂ֧מוּ
śā-mū
had setV-Qal-Perf-3cp
3605 [e]כָֽל־
ḵāl
allN-msc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
yiś-rā-’êl
IsraelN-proper-ms
6440 [e]פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם
pə-nê-hem
their expectationsN-mpc | 3mp
4427 [e]לִמְלֹ֑ךְ
lim-lōḵ;
that I should reignPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
5437 [e]וַתִּסֹּ֤ב
wat-tis-sōḇ
and However has been turned overConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs
4410 [e]הַמְּלוּכָה֙
ham-mə-lū-ḵāh
the kingdomArt | N-fs
1961 [e]וַתְּהִ֣י
wat-tə-hî
and has becomeConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs
251 [e]לְאָחִ֔י
lə-’ā-ḥî,
of my brotherPrep-l | N-msc | 1cs
3588 [e]כִּ֥י
forConj
3068 [e]מֵיְהוָ֖ה
Yah-weh
from YahwehPrep-m | N-proper-ms
1961 [e]הָ֥יְתָה
hā-yə-ṯāh
it wasV-Qal-Perf-3fs
  לּֽוֹ׃
lōw.
hisPrep | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
מלכים א 2:15 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַ֤תְּ יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ כִּי־לִי֙ הָיְתָ֣ה הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם לִמְלֹ֑ךְ וַתִּסֹּ֤ב הַמְּלוּכָה֙ וַתְּהִ֣י לְאָחִ֔י כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה הָ֥יְתָה לֹּֽו׃

מלכים א 2:15 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמר את ידעת כי־לי היתה המלוכה ועלי שמו כל־ישראל פניהם למלך ותסב המלוכה ותהי לאחי כי מיהוה היתה לו׃

מלכים א 2:15 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמר את ידעת כי־לי היתה המלוכה ועלי שמו כל־ישראל פניהם למלך ותסב המלוכה ותהי לאחי כי מיהוה היתה לו׃

מלכים א 2:15 Hebrew Bible
ויאמר את ידעת כי לי היתה המלוכה ועלי שמו כל ישראל פניהם למלך ותסב המלוכה ותהי לאחי כי מיהוה היתה לו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the LORD.

King James Bible
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You know the kingship was mine," he said. "All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the LORD gave it to him.
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