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Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD : for men abhorred the offering of the LORD . (KJV)
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וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 1
חַטַּ֧אתcha.Tat[the] sin of
Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sin
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 2
הַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.Rimthe young men
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 3
גְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.Lahgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 4
מְאֹ֖דme.'Odvery
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 2:17 word 5
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 6
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] presence of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 7
יְהוָ֑הYah.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 2:17 word 8
כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 9
נִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.Tzuthey treated with contempt
Lemma: נָאַץ (na.ats) · Strong's: H5006
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to spurn
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 14:11, Numbers 14:23, Numbers 16:30, Deuteronomy 31:20, Deuteronomy 32:19, 2 Samuel 12:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5006; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 10
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 11
אֵ֖ת'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 2:17 word 12
מִנְחַ֥תmin.Chat[the] offering of
Lemma: מִנְחָה (min.chah) · Strong's: H4503G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: offering
Used 176 times. Also: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 40:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4503G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:17 word 13
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 2:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Thus the sin | → | חַטָּאת H2403B sin |
| of these young men | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| severe | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| . . . | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| in the sight | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| {were treating} the LORD’s | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| offering | → | מִנְחָה H4503G offering |
| with contempt | → | נָאַץ H5006 to spurn |
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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