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They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. (KJV)

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שְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'Imsatisfied [people]

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.ve.a) · Strong's: H7649

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: sated

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Deuteronomy 33:23, 1 Chronicles 29:28, Job 10:15, Job 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7649; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 1

בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemfor <the> food

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 2

נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruthey hire themselves out

Lemma: שָׂכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7936B

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to hire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:16, Deuteronomy 23:4, Judges 9:4, Judges 18:4, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Kings 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7936B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 3

וּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.Vimand hungry [people]

Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7457

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: hungry

Used 20 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:29, 2 Kings 7:12, Job 5:5, Job 18:12, Job 22:7, Job 24:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7457; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 4

חָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luthey cease

Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to cease

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 5

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 6

עֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.Raha barren [woman]

Lemma: עָקָר (a.qar) · Strong's: H6135

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: barren

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:30, Genesis 25:21, Genesis 29:31, Exodus 23:26, Deuteronomy 7:14, Judges 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6135; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 7

יָלְדָ֣הYal.dahshe bears

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 8

שִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'Ahseven [children]

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

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

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 9

וְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.Batand [a woman] many of

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Aafsc (Aafsc)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 10

בָּנִ֖יםba.Nimsons

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 2:5 word 11

אֻמְלָֽלָה\׃'um.La.lahshe languishes

Lemma: אָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H0535

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPp3fs)

Meaning: to weaken

Used 16 times. Also: Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9, Jeremiah 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0535; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:5 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

The well-fed	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7649 sated
hire themselves out	→	שָׂכַר H7936B to hire
for food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
but the starving	→	רָעֵב H7457 hungry
hunger no more	→	חָדַל H2308 to cease
. . .	→	עַד H5704 till
The barren woman	→	עָקָר H6135 barren
gives birth to	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
but she who has many	→	רַב H7227A many
sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
pines away	→	אָמַל H0535 to weaken

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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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