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And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? (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 15:14 word 1

שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElSamuel

Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samuel

Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 2

וּמֶ֛הu.Mehand what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 3

קֽוֹל\־kol-[is] [the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

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

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 4

הַצֹּ֥אןha.Tzonthe sheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 5

הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 6

בְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.Naiin ears my

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 7

וְק֣וֹלve.Koland [the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

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

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 8

הַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.Karthe cattle

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 9

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 Samuel 15:14 word 10

אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 11

שֹׁמֵֽעַ\׃sho.Me.a'[am] hearing

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

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

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:14 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

But Samuel	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Then what	→	מָה H4100 what?
[is] this	→	זֶה H2088 this
bleating	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
of sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and lowing	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
of cattle	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
hear	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear

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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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