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And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. (KJV)
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עוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nustill he
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 1
מְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.Ber[was] speaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 2
וְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 3
יוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) · Strong's: H3129O
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3129O; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 4
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 5
אֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarAbiathar
Lemma: אֶבְיָתָר (ev.ya.tar) · Strong's: H0054
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abiathar
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:20, 1 Samuel 22:21, 1 Samuel 22:22, 1 Samuel 23:6, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Samuel 30:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0054; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 6
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 7
בָּ֑אBa'he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 1:42 word 8
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 1:42 word 9
אֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huAdonijah
Lemma: אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ (a.do.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0138G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Adonijah
Used 24 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:7, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Kings 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0138G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 10
בֹּ֔אBo'come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
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 1:42 word 11
כִּ֣יkifor
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 Kings 1:42 word 12
אִ֥ישׁ'ish[are] a man of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 13
חַ֛יִלCha.yilworth
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strength: worthy
Used 7 times. Also: Ruth 3:11, Ruth 4:11, 1 Kings 1:52, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 31:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428I; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 14
אַ֖תָּה'A.tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 15
וְט֥וֹבve.Tovand good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 16
תְּבַשֵּֽׂר\׃te.va.Seryou bear news
Lemma: בָּשַׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1319
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to bear tidings
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 4:17, 1 Samuel 31:9, 2 Samuel 1:20, 2 Samuel 4:10, 2 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 18:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1319; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:42 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As he was | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| speaking | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| suddenly | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| Jonathan | → | יוֹנָתָן H3129O Jonathan |
| the son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Abiathar | → | אֶבְיָתָר H0054 Abiathar |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| arrived | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| Come in | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Adonijah | → | אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ H0138G Adonijah |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| [are] a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of valor | → | חַ֫יִל H2428I strength: worthy |
| You must be bringing good | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| news | → | בָּשַׂר H1319 to bear tidings |
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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