KJV King James Version
And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
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1 Kings 11:19
And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
WEB World English Bible
Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
ASV American Standard Version
And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Hadad findeth grace in the eyes of Pharaoh exceedingly, and he giveth to him a wife, the sister of his own wife, sister of Tahpenes the mistress;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 11
16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad [being] yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh.
21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
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וַיִּמְצָא֙H4672 · ma.tsato findהֲדַ֥דH1908 · ha.dadHadadחֵ֛ןH2580 · chenfavorבְּעֵינֵ֥יH5869 · a.yineyeפַרְעֹ֖הH6547 · par.ohPharaohמְאֹ֑דH3966 · me.odmuchוַיִּתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveל֤וֹH9033 · ohimאִשָּׁה֙H802 · ish.shahwomanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲח֣וֹתH269 · a.chotsisterאִשְׁתּ֔וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanאֲח֖וֹתH269 · a.chotsisterתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסH8472 · tach.pe.nesTahpenesהַגְּבִירָֽה׃H1377 · ge.vi.rahqueen
Cross-references
Genesis 39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.Jeremiah 43:7-9So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they [even] to Tahpanhes.Acts 7:21And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.Genesis 41:45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt.
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