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And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD ; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.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 21:13 word 1
דָּוִ֛ידda.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 21:13 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
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 21:13 word 3
גָּ֖דgadGad
Lemma: גָּד (gad) · Strong's: H1410H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gad
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 24:11, 2 Samuel 24:13, 2 Samuel 24:14, 2 Samuel 24:18, 2 Samuel 24:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1410H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 4
צַר\־tzar-it is distress
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 31 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:30, Judges 11:7, 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 22:7, 2 Samuel 24:14, 2 Chronicles 15:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 5
מְאֹ֑דme.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 6
אֶפְּלָה\־'e.pe.lah-let me fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 7
נָּ֣אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 8
בְיַד\־ve.yad-in [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 9
יְהוָ֗הYah.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 21:13 word 10
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 11
רַבִּ֤יםra.Bim[are] great
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 12
רַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.Mavcompassion<s> his
Lemma: רַחֲמִים (ra.cha.mim) · Strong's: H7356B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: compassion
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:30, Deuteronomy 13:17, 1 Kings 3:26, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Chronicles 30:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7356B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 13
מְאֹ֔דme.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 14
וּבְיַד\־u.ve.yad-and in [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 15
אָדָ֖ם'a.Dama human
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 16
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 17
אֶפֹּֽל\׃'e.PolI fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 21:13 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| answered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Gad | → | גָּד H1410H Gad |
| I am deeply distressed | → | צַר H6862B distress |
| . . . | → | |
| . . . | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| Please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| let me fall | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| into the hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| His mercies [are] | → | רַחֲמִים H7356B compassion |
| very | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| great | → | רַב H7227A many |
| but do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| let me fall | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| into the hands | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of men | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
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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