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Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. (KJV)

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יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 1

וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'Eland Israel

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 4:20 word 2

רַבִּ֔יםra.Bim[were] numerous

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 3

כַּח֥וֹלka.Chollike the sand

Lemma: חוֹל (chol) · Strong's: H2344

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

Meaning: sand

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 2:12, Deuteronomy 33:19, Joshua 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2344; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 4

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

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 4:20 word 5

עַל\־'al-[is] at

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 4:20 word 6

הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 7

לָרֹ֑בla.Rofor multitude

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 8

אֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.Lim[they were] eating

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 4:20 word 9

וְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.Timand [were] drinking

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 10

וּשְׂמֵחִֽים\׃u.se.me.Chimand [were] joyful

Lemma: שָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) · Strong's: H8056

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: glad

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:15, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, 1 Kings 8:66, 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8056; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

[The people of] Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
and Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
. . .	→	רַב H7227A many
[were] as numerous	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
as the sand	→	חוֹל H2344 sand
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the seashore	→	יָם H3220G sea
and they were eating	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
and drinking	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
and rejoicing	→	שָׂמֵחַ H8056 glad

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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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