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And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 1
עַבְדֵ֥י'av.Dei[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 25:40 word 2
דָוִ֛דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 4
אֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilAbigail
Lemma: אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל (a.vi.ga.yil) · Strong's: H0026G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Abigail
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:23, 1 Samuel 25:32, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0026G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 5
הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lah<the> Carmel towards
Lemma: כַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) · Strong's: H3760G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Carmel
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 12:22, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 6
וַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
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 25:40 word 7
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.hato her
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 8
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 9
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 10
שְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuhe has sent us
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 11
אֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhto you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 12
לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.Tekhto take you
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to take: marry
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 13
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wife
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:40 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When [his] | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Abigail | → | אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל H0026G Abigail |
| at Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
| they said | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| has sent us | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| to take you | → | לָקַח H3947I to take: marry |
| as his | → | |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
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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