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And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, (KJV)
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וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore an oath
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 1
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.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 1:29 word 2
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand 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 1:29 word 3
חַי\־chai-[by] [the] life
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 4
יְהוָ֕הYah.wehof Yahweh
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 Kings 1:29 word 5
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 6
פָּדָ֥הpa.Dahhe has ransomed
Lemma: פָּדָה (pa.dah) · Strong's: H6299
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to ransom
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 13:13, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 21:8, Exodus 34:20, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 27:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6299; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 7
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 1:29 word 8
נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shilife my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 9
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 10
צָרָֽה\׃tza.Rahtrouble
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:29 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| swore an oath | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| As surely as the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| lives | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| has redeemed | → | פָּדָה H6299 to ransom |
| my life | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| from all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| distress | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
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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