1 Kings 11:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

Young's Literal Translation
only all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.’

King James Bible
Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but] will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Hebrew
Yet
רַ֤ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

I will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

{tear} the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

kingdom
הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ (ham·mam·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign

away from him.
אֶקְרָ֔ע (’eq·rā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7167: To rend

I will give
אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

one
אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

tribe
שֵׁ֥בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe

to your son
לִבְנֶ֑ךָ (liḇ·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

for the sake
לְמַ֙עַן֙ (lə·ma·‘an)
Preposition
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

of My servant
עַבְדִּ֔י (‘aḇ·dî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

David
דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

and for the sake
וּלְמַ֥עַן (ū·lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

of Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

which
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I have chosen.”
בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ (bā·ḥā·rə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 977: To try, select

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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