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So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required: (KJV)
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וַיַּֽעֲזָב\־vai.ya.'a.zov-and he left
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 1
שָׁ֗םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 2
לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> before
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 16:37 word 3
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark of
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 4
בְּרִית\־be.rit-[the] covenant of
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 5
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 6
לְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.Saf<to> Asaph
Lemma: אָסָף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0623H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asaph
Used 38 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 16:7, 1 Chronicles 25:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0623H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 7
וּלְאֶחָ֑יוu.le.'e.Chavand <to> relatives his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 8
לְשָׁרֵ֞תle.sha.Retto serve
Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to minister
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 9
לִפְנֵ֧יlif.Nei<to> before
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 16:37 word 10
הָאָר֛וֹןha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 11
תָּמִ֖ידta.Midcontinually
Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: continually
Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 12
לִדְבַר\־lid.var-to [the] matter of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word: because
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 43:18, Exodus 8:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697M; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 13
י֥וֹםYoma day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 14
בְּיוֹמֽוֹ\׃be.yo.Moin day its
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:37 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So David left | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| Asaph | → | אָסָף H0623H Asaph |
| and his associates | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| of the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| to minister | → | שָׁרַת H8334 to minister |
| [there] | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| . . . | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| regularly | → | תָּמִיד H8548 continually |
| according to the daily | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| requirements | → | דָּבָר H1697M word: because |
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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