1 Kings 1:28 Go deeper
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Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֨עַןvai.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 Kings 1:28 word 1
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.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 1:28 word 2
דָּוִד֙da.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 Kings 1:28 word 3
וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.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 Kings 1:28 word 4
קִרְאוּ\־kir.'u-summon
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:28 word 5
לְבַת\־le.vat-<to> 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 1:15, 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1339; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:28 word 6
שָׁ֑בַעSha.va'-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 1:15, 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1339; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:28 word 7
וַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'and she came
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 1:28 word 8
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.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 Kings 1:28 word 9
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.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 1:28 word 10
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.Modand she stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:28 word 11
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.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 Kings 1:28 word 12
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 1:28 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| said | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| Call in | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| Bathsheba | → | בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע H1339 Bathsheba |
| for me | → | |
| So she came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| into the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| before him | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| . . . | → | 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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