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← 1 Samuel 11 · ← verse 1 · verse 3 →

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 1

אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 Samuel 11:2 word 2

נָחָשׁ֙na.ChashNahash

Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5176G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Nahash

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5176G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 3

הָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.Nithe Ammonite

Lemma: עַמּוֹנִי (am.mo.ni) · Strong's: H5984H

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Ammon

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:20, Deuteronomy 23:3, 1 Samuel 11:1, 2 Samuel 23:37, 1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5984H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 4

בְּזֹאת֙be.zoTby this

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 5

אֶכְרֹ֣ת'ekh.RotI will make

Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to cut: make(covenant)

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:44, Exodus 23:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3772H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 6

בִּנְק֥וֹרbin.Korby gouging out

Lemma: נָקַר (na.qar) · Strong's: H5365

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to dig

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 16:14, Judges 16:21, Job 30:17, Proverbs 30:17, Isaiah 51:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5365; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 7

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 8

עֵ֣ין'eineye of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

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

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 9

יָמִ֑יןya.Min[the] right [side]

Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: right

Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 10

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haand I will make it

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 11

חֶרְפָּ֖הcher.Paha reproach

Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: reproach

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 12

עַל\־'al-on

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 Samuel 11:2 word 13

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Samuel 11:2 word 14

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

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 Samuel 11:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

But Nahash→נָחָשׁ H5176G Nahash
the Ammonite→עַמּוֹנִי H5984H Ammon
replied→אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .→אֶל H0413 to(wards)
I will make [a treaty]→כָּרַת H3772H to cut: make(covenant)
with you→
on one [condition]→זֹאת H2063 this
that I may put out→נָקַר H5365 to dig
everyone’s→כֹּל H3605 all
right→יָמִין H3225G right
eye→עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
and bring→שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
reproach→חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach
upon→עַל H5921A upon
all→כֹּל H3605 all
Israel→יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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