SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 11:20

11:20a And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath.

The sister of Taphenes gave him a son named Genubath.
-or-
They had a son named Genubath.

11:20b Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace,

The New International Version follows the Septuagint, which says “reared.” The Masoretic Text says “weaned.”

Queen⌋ Taphenes brought him up in Pharaoh’s palace,
-or-
Taphenes raised the boy in the home of the king ⌊of Egypt⌋.

11:20c and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh.

and Genubath stayed/lived in the palace among/with Pharaoh’s own children.
-or-
There he ⌊spent/passed his time⌋ with/among the king’s own children.

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