1 Samuel 21:7 Go deeper
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Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD ; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. (KJV)
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וְשָׁ֡םve.Shamand there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 1
אִישׁ֩'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 2
מֵעַבְדֵ֨יme.'av.Deione of [the] servants of
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 21:7 word 3
שָׁא֜וּלsha.'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 21:7 word 4
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 5
הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 6
נֶעְצָר֙ne'.Tzar[was] detained
Lemma: עָצַר (a.tsar) · Strong's: H6113
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to restrain
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 20:18, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Deuteronomy 11:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6113; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 7
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before
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 21:7 word 8
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 21:7 word 9
וּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.Moand name his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 10
דֹּאֵ֣גdo.'Eg[was] Doeg
Lemma: דֹּאֵג (do.eg) · Strong's: H1673
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Doeg
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:9, Psalms 52:0 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1673; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 11
הָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.Mithe Edomite
Lemma: אֲדֹמִי (e.do.mi) · Strong's: H0130
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Edomite
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:7, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:18, 1 Samuel 22:22, 1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0130; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 12
אַבִּ֥יר'a.Bir[the] mighty [one] of
Lemma: אַבִּיר (ab.bir) · Strong's: H0047I
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: mighty: strong
Used 7 times. Also: Job 24:22, Job 34:20, Psalms 76:5, Isaiah 46:12, Jeremiah 46:15, Lamentations 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0047I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 13
הָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'Imthe shepherds
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:7 word 15
לְשָׁאֽוּל\׃le.sha.'Ul[belonged] to Saul
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 21:7 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now one | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of Saul’s | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| was there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| detained | → | עָצַר H6113 to restrain |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| And his name [was] | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Doeg | → | דֹּאֵג H1673 Doeg |
| the Edomite | → | אֲדֹמִי H0130 Edomite |
| the chief | → | אַבִּיר H0047I mighty: strong |
| shepherd | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| for | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
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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