1 Samuel 2:8 Go deeper
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He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s , and he hath set the world upon them. (KJV)
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מֵקִ֨יםme.Kim[he is] raising up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to arise: raise
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 1
מֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.Farfrom [the] dust
Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dust
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 2
דָּ֗לDal[the] poor
Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: poor
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 3
מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.Potfrom [the] ash heap
Lemma: אַשְׁפֹּת (ash.pot) · Strong's: H0830H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: refuse
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 113:7, Lamentations 4:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0830H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 4
יָרִ֣יםya.Rimhe lifts up
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 5
אֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.Yon[the] needy
Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: needy
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 6
לְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.Shivto cause [them] to dwell
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 7
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 8
נְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.Vimnoble [people]
Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: noble
Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 21:18, Job 12:21, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9, Psalms 83:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 9
וְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'and a throne of
Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: throne
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 2 Samuel 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 10
כָב֖וֹדkha.Vodhonor
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 11
יַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.Lemhe makes inherit them
Lemma: נָחַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5157
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to inherit
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 23:30, Exodus 32:13, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5157; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 12
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 2:8 word 13
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh[belong] to Yahweh
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 2:8 word 14
מְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.kei[the] pillars of
Lemma: מָצוּק (ma.tsuq) · Strong's: H4690
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: pillar
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4690; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 15
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 16
וַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetand he set
Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 41:33, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30, Exodus 23:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7896G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 17
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon them
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 2:8 word 18
תֵּבֵֽל\׃te.Vel[the] world
Lemma: תֵּבֵל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8398
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: world
Used 36 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 18:18, Job 34:13, Job 37:12, Psalms 9:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8398; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:8 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He raises | → | קוּם H6965H to arise: raise |
| the poor | → | דַּל H1800 poor |
| from the dust | → | עָפָר H6083 dust |
| and lifts | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| the needy | → | אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy |
| from the ash heap | → | אַשְׁפֹּת H0830H refuse |
| He seats [them] | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| among | → | עִם H5973A with |
| princes | → | נָדִיב H5081H noble |
| and bestows on them | → | נָחַל H5157 to inherit |
| a throne | → | כִּסֵּא H3678G throne |
| of honor | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the foundations | → | מָצוּק H4690 pillar |
| of the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| are the LORD’s | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and upon them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| He has set | → | שִׁית H7896G to set: make |
| the world | → | תֵּבֵל H8398 world |
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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