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And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 1
מֵהַנַּ֣חַלme.ha.Na.chalfrom the wadi
Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: torrent: river
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 2
תִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.Tehyou will drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 3
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 17:4 word 4
הָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.Vimthe ravens
Lemma: עֹרֵב (o.rev) · Strong's: H6158
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: raven
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14, 1 Kings 17:6, Job 38:41, Psalms 147:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6158; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 5
צִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI have commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 6
לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖le.khal.kel.Khato supply you
Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to sustain
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 7
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 1 Kings 17:4 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| you are to drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| from the brook | → | נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river |
| and I have commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| the ravens | → | עֹרֵב H6158 raven |
| to feed you | → | כּוּל H3557 to sustain |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
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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