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But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. (KJV)
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וְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.Neiand to [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 2:7 word 1
בַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiBarzillai
Lemma: בַּרְזִלַּי (bar.zil.lay) · Strong's: H1271G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Barzillai
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:27, 2 Samuel 19:31, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33, 2 Samuel 19:34, 2 Samuel 19:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1271G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 2
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.Dithe Gileadite
Lemma: גִּלְעָדִי (gil.a.di) · Strong's: H1569
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Gileadite
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 26:29, Judges 10:3, Judges 11:1, Judges 11:40, Judges 12:7, 2 Samuel 17:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1569; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 3
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה\־ta.'a.seh-you will do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 4
חֶ֔סֶדChe.sedloyalty
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kindness
Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 5
וְהָי֖וּve.ha.Yuand they will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 2:7 word 6
בְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.Leiamong [those who] eat of
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 7
שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khatable your
Lemma: שֻׁלְחָן (shul.chan) · Strong's: H7979
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: table
Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 25:30, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7979; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 8
כִּי\־ki-for
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 2:7 word 9
כֵן֙khenthus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 10
קָרְב֣וּka.re.Vuthey drew near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 11
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito me
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 2:7 word 12
בְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.Chiwhen fled I
Lemma: בָּרַח (ba.rach) · Strong's: H1272
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to flee
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1272; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 13
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 14
אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalom
Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Absalom
Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:7 word 15
אָחִֽיךָ\׃'a.Chi.khabrother your
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 2:7 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But show | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| loving devotion | → | חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness |
| to the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Barzillai | → | בַּרְזִלַּי H1271G Barzillai |
| the Gileadite | → | גִּלְעָדִי H1569 Gileadite |
| and let them be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| among those who eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| at your table | → | שֻׁלְחָן H7979 table |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| they stood by | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| when I fled | → | בָּרַח H1272 to flee |
| from | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| your brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| Absalom | → | אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom |
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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