1 Samuel 19:1 Go deeper
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. (KJV)
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 1
שָׁא֗וּלsha.'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 19:1 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 19:1 word 3
יוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) · Strong's: H3129N
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3129N; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 4
בְּנוֹ֙be.Noson his
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 19:1 word 5
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 19:1 word 6
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 19:1 word 7
עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 8
לְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.Mitto kill
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 9
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 19:1 word 10
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 11
וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙vi.ho.na.Tanand Jonathan
Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 12
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 19:1 word 13
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'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 19:1 word 14
חָפֵ֥ץcha.Fetzhe delighted
Lemma: חָפֵץ (cha.phets) · Strong's: H2654A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to delight in
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Numbers 14:8, Deuteronomy 21:14, Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:8, Judges 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2654A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 15
בְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.Vidin David
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 16
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:1 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| ordered | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| his son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Jonathan | → | יוֹנָתָן H3129N Jonathan |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| his servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| to kill | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| But Jonathan | → | יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan |
| delighted | → | חָפֵץ H2654A to delight in |
| greatly | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| in David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
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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