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And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. (KJV)
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וַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'and she went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 Kings 1:15 word 1
בַת\־vat-Bath-
Lemma: בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע (bat-she.va) · Strong's: H1339
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Bathsheba
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:28, 1 Kings 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1339; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 2
שֶׁ֤בֶעShe.ve'-sheba
Lemma: בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע (bat-she.va) · Strong's: H1339
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Bathsheba
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:28, 1 Kings 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1339; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 3
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 Kings 1:15 word 4
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Kings 1:15 word 5
הַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahthe room towards
Lemma: חֶ֫דֶר (che.der) · Strong's: H2315
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: chamber
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:30, Exodus 8:3, Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 3:24, Judges 15:1, Judges 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2315; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 6
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Kings 1:15 word 7
זָקֵ֣ןza.Kenhe was old
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2204
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: be old
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2204; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 8
מְאֹ֑דme.'Odvery
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 Kings 1:15 word 9
וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.Shagand Abishag
Lemma: אֲבִישַׁג (a.vi.shag) · Strong's: H0049
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Abishag
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:3, 1 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 2:21, 1 Kings 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0049; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 10
הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.Mitthe Shunammite
Lemma: שׁוּנַמִּית (shu.nam.mit) · Strong's: H7767
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)
Meaning: Shunammites
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:3, 1 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 2:21, 1 Kings 2:22, 2 Kings 4:12, 2 Kings 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7767; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 11
מְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.Rat[was] serving
Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVprfsa)
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 Kings 1:15 word 12
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:15 word 13
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Kings 1:15 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Bathsheba | → | בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע H1339 Bathsheba |
| went | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to see | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| in his bedroom | → | חֶ֫דֶר H2315 chamber |
| Since the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| was very | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| old | → | זָקֵן H2204 be old |
| Abishag | → | אֲבִישַׁג H0049 Abishag |
| the Shunammite | → | שׁוּנַמִּית H7767 Shunammites |
| was serving | → | שָׁרַת H8334 to minister |
| him | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
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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