1 Chronicles 16:21 Go deeper
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He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-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 16:21 word 1
הִנִּ֤יחַhi.Ni.achhe permitted
Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to rest
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:21 word 2
לְאִישׁ֙le.'Ish<to> anyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:21 word 3
לְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.Kamto oppress them
Lemma: עָשַׁק (a.shaq) · Strong's: H6231
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6231; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:21 word 4
וַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachand he rebuked
Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 16:21 word 5
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 16:21 word 6
מְלָכִֽים\׃me.la.Khimkings
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He let | → | נוּחַ H5117 to rest |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| oppress them | → | עָשַׁק H6231 to oppress |
| He rebuked | → | יָכַח H3198 to rebuke |
| kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| on their behalf | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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