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1 Kings 15:9

In 1 Kings 15 of 1 Kings.

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

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וּבִשְׁנַ֣תuvishnatand in yearשָׁנֶהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and 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).עֶשְׂרִ֔יםesrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).לְיָרָבְעָ֖םleyaraveamto Jeroboamיָרׇבְעָםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.מָלַ֥ךְmalakhreignמָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reign”, a completed actionH4427to 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.אָסָ֖אasaAsaאָסָאnoun, proper name — “Asa”H609Asa, the name of a king and of a LeviteAsa.מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.יְהוּדָֽהyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Asa over Judah,

World English Bible

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.

Darby Translation

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah;

Douay-Rheims

So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, reigned Asa king of Juda,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the four and twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa begins to reign over Juda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ τετάρτῳ καὶ εἰκοστῷ τοῦ Ἱεροβοὰμ βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ, βασιλεύει Ἀσὰ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν·

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