1 Kings 12:6
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And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
In other translations
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
Hebrew words
וַיִּוָּעַץvaiyiva'atzand he consultedH3289הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428רְחַבְעָםrechav'amRehoboamH7346אֶת־'et-withH854הַזְּקֵנִיםhazekenimthe eldersH2205אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834הָיוּhayuthey wereH1961עֹמְדִים'omedimstandingH5975אֶת־'et-withH854פְּנֵיpenei[the] presence ofH6440שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1בִּהְיֹתוֹbihyotowhen was heH1961חַיchaialiveH2416לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אֵיךְ'eikhhow?H349אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859נוֹעָצִיםno'atzimcounselingH3289לְהָשִׁיבlehashivto bring backH7725אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָם־ha'om-the peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088דָּבָר׃davarwordH1697
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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