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And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. (KJV)

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וַתָּקָם֩va.ta.Kamand she rose

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

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 3:20 word 1

בְּת֨וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] middle of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 2

הַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahthe night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 3

וַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 4

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 3:20 word 5

בְּנִ֣יbe.Nison my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 3:20 word 6

מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.Lifrom beside me

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 7

וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.Khaand maidservant your

Lemma: אָמָה (a.mah) · Strong's: H0519

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: maidservant

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 30:3, Genesis 31:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0519; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 8

יְשֵׁנָ֔הye.she.Nah[was] sleeping

Lemma: יָשֵׁן (ya.shen) · Strong's: H3463

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: sleeping

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:7, 1 Samuel 26:12, 1 Kings 18:27, Psalms 78:65, Song of Solomon 5:2, Song of Solomon 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3463; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 9

וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huand she made lie him

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 10

בְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.Kahin bosom her

Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: bosom: embrace

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56, Ruth 4:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2436G; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 11

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 3:20 word 12

בְּנָ֥הּbe.Nahson her

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 3:20 word 13

הַמֵּ֖תha.Met<the> dead

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 14

הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhish.Ki.vahshe made lie

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 15

בְחֵיקִֽי\׃ve.chei.Kiin bosom my

Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: bosom: embrace

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56, Ruth 4:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2436G; TAHOT 1 Kings 3:20 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So she got up	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
in the middle	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
of the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
and took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
from my side	→	אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside
while	→	אָמָה H0519 maidservant
I was asleep	→	יָשֵׁן H3463 sleeping
She laid him	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
in her bosom	→	חֵיק H2436G bosom: embrace
and put	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
her dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
at my bosom	→	חֵיק H2436G bosom: embrace

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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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