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When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. (KJV)
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וַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.Revand he brought near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to present: bring
Used 168 times. Also: Exodus 28:1, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:8, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 40:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 1
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 Samuel 10:21 word 2
שֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vet[the] tribe of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe
Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 3
בִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinBenjamin
Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Benjamin
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 4
וַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.Khedand it was taken by lot
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 5
מִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan of
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 6
הַמַּטְרִ֑יha.mat.Ri<the> Matri
Lemma: מַטְרִי (mat.ri) · Strong's: H4309
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Matrite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4309; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 7
וַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.Khedand he was taken by lot
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 8
שָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 9
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
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 Samuel 10:21 word 10
קִ֔ישׁKishKish
Lemma: קִישׁ (qish) · Strong's: H7027G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kish
Used 15 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:1, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 14:51, 2 Samuel 21:14, 1 Chronicles 8:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7027G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 11
וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huand they sought him
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
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 Samuel 10:21 word 12
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 13
נִמְצָֽא\׃nim.Tza'he was found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT 1 Samuel 10:21 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then he had the tribe | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe |
| of Benjamin | → | בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin |
| come forward | → | קָרַב H7126H to present: bring |
| by its clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| and the clan | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| of Matri | → | מַטְרִי H4309 Matrite |
| was selected | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| Finally, Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Kish | → | קִישׁ H7027G Kish |
| was selected | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| But when they looked for him | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| they could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| find him | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
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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