Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen 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. Young's Literal Translation And king Rehoboam consulteth with the aged men who have been standing before Solomon his father in his being alive, saying, ‘How are ye counselling to answer this people?’ King James Bible And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye [me] to return answer to this people? Hebrew Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Rehoboam רְחַבְעָ֗ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah consulted וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ (way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the elders הַזְּקֵנִים֙ (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2205: Old who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had served עֹֽמְדִ֗ים (‘ō·mə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations his father אָבִ֔יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne during הָי֣וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be his lifetime. חַ֖י (ḥay) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life “How אֵ֚יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where do you אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you advise נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים (nō·w·‘ā·ṣîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve me to respond לְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to these הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people?” לָֽעָם־ (lā·‘ām-) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock he asked. לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say |
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