1 Samuel 15:28 Go deeper
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And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 15:28 word 1
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
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 15:28 word 2
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 15:28 word 3
קָרַ֨עka.Ra'he has torn
Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to tear
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 4
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 5
אֶֽת\־'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 15:28 word 6
מַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.Khut[the] kingdom of
Lemma: מַמְלָכוּת (mam.la.khut) · Strong's: H4468
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 9 times. Also: Joshua 13:12, Joshua 13:21, Joshua 13:27, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 13:31, 2 Samuel 16:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4468; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 7
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.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 15:28 word 8
מֵעָלֶ֖יךָme.'a.Lei.khafrom with <the> you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 15:28 word 9
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yomthis day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 10
וּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.Nahand he will give it
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 11
לְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.Khato neighbor your
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 12
הַטּ֥וֹבha.Tov<the> good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 13
מִמֶּֽךָּ\׃mi.Me.kamore than you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:28 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Samuel | → | שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has torn | → | קָרַע H7167 to tear |
| the kingdom | → | מַמְלָכוּת H4468 kingdom |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| from you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| today | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
| and has given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| it to your neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| [who is] better | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| than you | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
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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