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And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD . (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 2:15 word 1
אַ֤תְּ'atyou
Lemma: אַתְּ (at.te) · Strong's: H0859C
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Feminine · Singular (HPp2fs)
Meaning: you(f.s.)
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859C; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 2
יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atyou know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 3
כִּי\־ki-that
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 2:15 word 4
הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit belonged
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 2:15 word 5
הַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.Khahthe kingship
Lemma: מְלוּכָה (me.lu.khah) · Strong's: H4410
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kingship
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 10:25, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:47, 1 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 12:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4410; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 6
וְעָלַ֞יve.'a.Laiand on me
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 7
שָׂ֧מוּSa.muthey set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to set: consider
Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:46, Judges 19:30, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 25:25, 2 Samuel 13:33, 2 Samuel 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760K; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 8
כָֽל\־khol-all
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 2:15 word 9
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 10
פְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.Hemfaces their
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 11
לִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.Lokhto become king
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 12
וַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.Soand it has turned round
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 13
הַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.Khahthe kingship
Lemma: מְלוּכָה (me.lu.khah) · Strong's: H4410
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kingship
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 10:25, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:47, 1 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 12:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4410; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 14
וַתְּהִ֣יva.te.Hiand it has belonged
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 2:15 word 15
לְאָחִ֔יle.'a.Chito brother my
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:15 word 16
כִּ֥יkifor
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 2:15 word 17
מֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehfrom 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 2:15 word 18
הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahit belonged
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 2:15 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You | → | אַתְּ H0859C you(f.s.) |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the kingship | → | מְלוּכָה H4410 kingship |
| was mine | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| he said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| expected | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | שׂוּם H7760K to set: consider |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| that I should reign | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| but the kingship | → | מְלוּכָה H4410 kingship |
| has turned | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| to my brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it has come | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to him | → | |
| from the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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