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1 Kings 11:26

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

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וְיָרָבְעָם֩veyaraveamand Jeroboamיָרׇבְעָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […נְבָ֨טnevatNebatנְבָטnoun, proper name — “Nebat”H5028Nebat, the father of Jeroboam INebat.אֶפְרָתִ֜יefratiEphraimiteאֶפְרָתִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “Ephraimite”, the ordinary formH673an Ephrathite or an EphraimiteEphraimite, Ephrathite.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַצְּרֵדָ֗הhatsredahthe Zeredaצְרֵדָהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Zereda”H6868Tseredah, a place in PalestineZereda, Zeredathah.וְשֵׁ֤םveshemand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.אִמּוֹ֙imvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.צְרוּעָה֙tseruahZeruahצְרוּעָהnoun, proper name — “Zeruah”H6871Tseruah, an IsraelitessZeruah.אִשָּׁ֣הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אַלְמָנָ֔הalmanahdesolate houseאַלְמָנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.עֶ֖בֶדevedservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlishlomoto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.וַיָּ֥רֶםvayaremand highרוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and high”, the next action in the storyH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…יָ֖דyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […בַּמֶּֽלֶךְbamelekhin kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda — the name of whose mother [is] Zeruah, a widow woman — servant to Solomon, he also lifteth up a hand against the king;

World English Bible

Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.

Darby Translation

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zeredah, Solomon's servant (whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman), even he lifted up his hand against the king.

Douay-Rheims

Jeroboam also the son of Nabat an Ephrathite of Sareda, a servant of Solomon, whose mother was named Sarua, a widow woman, lifted up his hand against the king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, the Ephrathite of Sarira, the son of a widow, was servant of Solomon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἱεροβοὰμ υἱὸς Ναβὰτ ὁ Ἐφραθὶ ἐκ τῆς Σαριρὰ, υἱὸς γυναικὸς χήρας, δοῦλος Σαλωμών.