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And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. (KJV)
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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.Suand they did
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 21:11 word 1
אַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.Shei[the] people of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 2
עִיר֜וֹi.Rocity his
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 3
הַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.Nimthe elders
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 4
וְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.Rimand the nobles
Lemma: חֹר (chor) · Strong's: H2715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: noble
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 6
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.Vim[were] the [ones who] dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 7
בְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.Roin city his
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 8
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 9
שָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.Chahshe had sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 10
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto them
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 21:11 word 11
אִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velJezebel
Lemma: אִיזֶבֶל (i.ze.vel) · Strong's: H0348
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Jezebel
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 19:1, 1 Kings 19:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0348; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 12
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 13
כָּתוּב֙ka.Tuv[it was] written
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 14
בַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.Rimin the letters
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: scroll: document
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 15
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 16
שָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.Chahshe had sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:11 word 17
אֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemto them
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 21:11 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| and nobles | → | חֹר H2715 noble |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in [Naboth’s] city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| did | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| as | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| Jezebel | → | אִיזֶבֶל H0348 Jezebel |
| had instructed | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| in the letters | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document |
| she had written | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| to them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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