King James Version

1 Kings 12:26

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יָרָבְעָ֖םyaraveamJeroboamיָרׇבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.בְּלִבּ֑וֹbelibvoin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…עַתָּ֛הatahthis timeעַתָּהadverb — “this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.תָּשׁ֥וּבtashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הhamamlakhahthe kingdomמַמְלָכָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the kingdom”, the ordinary formH4467dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)kingdom, king's, reign, royal.לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…דָּוִֽדdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jeroboam said in his heart: 'Now will the kingdom return to the house of David.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David —

World English Bible

Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.

Darby Translation

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.

Douay-Rheims

And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jeroboam said in his heart: 'Now will the kingdom return to the house of David.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἱεροβοὰμ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἰδοὺ νῦν ἐπιστρέψει ἡ βασιλεία εἰς οἴκον Δαυίδ·