1 Chronicles 12:17 Go deeper
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And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon , and rebuke it . (KJV)
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וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 1
דָוִיד֮da.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 2
לִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.Hem<to> before them
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 3
וַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anand he answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 4
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 5
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 6
לְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.Lomto peace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace: friendship
Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 41:9, Psalms 55:20, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 38:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965J; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 7
בָּאתֶ֤םba.Temyou have come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 8
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 9
לְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.nito help me
Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to help
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 10
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it will belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 11
עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.Khemtowards you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 12
לֵבָ֖בle.Vava heart
Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: heart
Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 13
לְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadfor unity
Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unitedness
Used 43 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:5, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 14
וְאִֽם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 15
לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.nito betray me
Lemma: רָמָה (ra.mah) · Strong's: H7411B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to deceive
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 29:25, Joshua 9:22, 1 Samuel 19:17, 1 Samuel 28:12, 2 Samuel 19:26, Proverbs 26:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7411B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 16
לְצָרַ֗יle.tza.Raito foes my
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 17
בְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'with not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 18
חָמָס֙cha.Masviolence
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 19
בְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.Paiin hands my
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 20
יֵ֛רֶאYe.re'may he see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 21
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 22
אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuancestors our
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 23
וְיוֹכַֽח\׃\ \סve.yo.Khachand may he judge
Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:17 word 24
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And David | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| went out | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| to meet them | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| . . . | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you have come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| in peace | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965J peace: friendship |
| to help me | → | עָזַר H5826 to help |
| my | → | |
| heart | → | לֵבָב H3824 heart |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| united | → | יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness |
| with you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| but if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you have come to betray me | → | רָמָה H7411B to deceive |
| to my enemies | → | צַר H6862C enemy |
| when my hands | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
| are free | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| of violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| may the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of our fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| see [it] | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| and judge you | → | יָכַח H3198 to rebuke |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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