King James Version

1 Kings 12:25

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

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וַיִּ֨בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.יָרָבְעָ֧םyaraveamJeroboamיָרׇבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁכֶ֛םshekhemShechemשְׁכֶםnoun, proper name — “Shechem”H7927Shekem, a place in PalestineShechem.בְּהַ֥רbeharin hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.אֶפְרַ֖יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בָּ֑הּbahinבָּ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inוַיֵּצֵ֣אvayetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִשָּׁ֔םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.וַיִּ֖בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פְּנוּאֵֽלpenuelPenielפְּנוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Peniel”H6439Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two IsraelitesPeniel, Penuel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;

World English Bible

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built Penuel.

Darby Translation

And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Douay-Rheims

And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence he built Phanuel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jeroboam built Sikima in mount Ephraim and dwelt in it, and went forth thence and built Phanuel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν Ἱεροβοὰμ τὴν Σίκιμα τὴν ἐν ὄρει Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ κατῴκει ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Φανουήλ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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