King James Version

1 Kings 15:28

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

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וַיְמִתֵ֣הוּvaymitehvand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…בַעְשָׁ֔אvashaBaashaבַּעְשָׁאnoun, proper name — “Baasha”H1201Basha, a king of IsraelBaasha.בִּשְׁנַ֣תbishnatin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).שָׁלֹ֔שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).לְאָסָ֖אleasato Asaאָסָאpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Asa”H609Asa, the name of a king and of a LeviteAsa.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.יְהוּדָ֑הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvayimlokheand reignמָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reign”, the next action in the storyH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.תַּחְתָּֽיוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasa slay him, and reigned in his stead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

yea, Baasha putteth him to death in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigneth in his stead.

World English Bible

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha killed him and reigned in his place.

Darby Translation

And Baasha slew him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

Douay-Rheims

So Baasa slew him in the third year of Asa king of Juda, and reigned in his place.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasa slay him, and reigned in his stead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Baasa slew him in the third year of Asa son of Asa king of Juda; and reigned in his stead.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν αὐτὸν Βαασὰ ἐν ἔτει τρίτῳ τοῦ Ἀσὰ υἱοῦ Ἀσὰ βασιλέως Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν.