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Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. (KJV)
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אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 1
תַּרְבּ֤וּtar.Buyou multiply
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 2
תְדַבְּרוּ֙te.da.be.Ruyou will speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpi2mp)
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 2:3 word 3
גְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.Hahhaughty
Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ (ga.vo.ah) · Strong's: H1364
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: high
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Kings 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1364; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 4
גְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.Hahhaughty
Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ (ga.vo.ah) · Strong's: H1364
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: high
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Kings 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1364; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 5
יֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'it goes out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318O
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come out: speak
Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 14:36, Numbers 14:37, Numbers 30:2, Numbers 32:24, Judges 11:36, Nehemiah 6:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318O; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 6
עָתָ֖ק'a.Takarrogance
Lemma: עָתָק (a.taq) · Strong's: H6277
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: arrogant
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 31:18, Psalms 75:5, Psalms 94:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6277; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 7
מִפִּיכֶ֑םmi.pi.Khemfrom mouth your
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 8
כִּ֣יkifor
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 2:3 word 9
אֵ֤ל'el[is] a God of
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 10
דֵּעוֹת֙de.'Otknowledge<s>
Lemma: דֵּעָה (de.ah) · Strong's: H1844
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 6 times. Also: Job 36:4, Psalms 73:11, Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 28:9, Jeremiah 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1844; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 11
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 2:3 word 12
נִתְכְּנ֖וּnit.ke.Nuthey are measured
Lemma: תָּכַן (ta.khan) · Strong's: H8505
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to measure
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Kings 12:11, Job 28:25, Psalms 75:3, Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8505; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 13
עֲלִלֽוֹת\׃a.li.Lotdeeds
Lemma: עֲלִילָה (a.li.lah) · Strong's: H5949
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: wantonness
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:14, Deuteronomy 22:17, 1 Chronicles 16:8, Psalms 9:11, Psalms 14:1, Psalms 66:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5949; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:3 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| boast | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| . . . | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| so proudly | → | גָּבֹהַּ H1364 high |
| . . . | → | גָּבֹהַּ H1364 high |
| or let arrogance | → | עָתָק H6277 arrogant |
| come | → | יָצָא H3318O to come out: speak |
| from your mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| is a God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| who knows | → | דֵּעָה H1844 knowledge |
| and by Him | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| actions | → | עֲלִילָה H5949 wantonness |
| are weighed | → | תָּכַן H8505 to measure |
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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