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And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komand he arose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 1
שִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IShimei
Lemma: שִׁמְעִי (shim.i) · Strong's: H8096H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shimei
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 19:18, 2 Samuel 19:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8096H; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 2
וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.Voshand he saddled
Lemma: חָבַשׁ (cha.vash) · Strong's: H2280
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to saddle/tie
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 22:3, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:13, Numbers 22:21, Judges 19:10, 2 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2280; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 3
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 2:40 word 4
חֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.Rodonkey his
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: donkey
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 5
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 6
גַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahGath towards
Lemma: גַּת (gat) · Strong's: H1661
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gath
Used 33 times. Also: Joshua 11:22, 1 Samuel 5:8, 1 Samuel 6:17, 1 Samuel 7:14, 1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1661; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 7
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 8
אָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishAchish
Lemma: אָכִישׁ (a.khish) · Strong's: H0397
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Achish
Used 21 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 21:14, 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Samuel 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0397; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 9
לְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.Keshto seek
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 10
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 2:40 word 11
עֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 12
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 13
שִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IShimei
Lemma: שִׁמְעִי (shim.i) · Strong's: H8096H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shimei
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 19:18, 2 Samuel 19:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8096H; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 14
וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 15
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 2:40 word 16
עֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 17
מִגַּֽת\׃mi.Gatfrom Gath
Lemma: גַּת (gat) · Strong's: H1661
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gath
Used 33 times. Also: Joshua 11:22, 1 Samuel 5:8, 1 Samuel 6:17, 1 Samuel 7:14, 1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1661; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:40 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Shimei | → | שִׁמְעִי H8096H Shimei |
| saddled | → | חָבַשׁ H2280 to saddle/tie |
| his donkey | → | חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey |
| and set out | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Achish | → | אָכִישׁ H0397 Achish |
| at Gath | → | גַּת H1661 Gath |
| in search of | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| his slaves | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| and he brought them | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| back | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| from Gath | → | גַּת H1661 Gath |
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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