1 Samuel 25:5 Go deeper
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And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.Lachand he sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 25:5 word 1
דָּוִ֖דda.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 25:5 word 2
עֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.Rahten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 3
נְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.Rimyoung men
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 4
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 25:5 word 5
דָּוִ֜דda.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 25:5 word 6
לַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.Rimto the young men
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 7
עֲל֤וּ'a.Lugo up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 8
כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahCarmel 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 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 9
וּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.Temand you will go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
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 25:5 word 10
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 25:5 word 11
נָבָ֔לna.ValNabal
Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5037
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nabal
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:9, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5037; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 12
וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם\־u.she.'el.tem-and you will ask
Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to ask
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 13
בִשְׁמִ֖יvish.Miin name my
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 25:5 word 14
לְשָׁלֽוֹם\׃le.sha.Lomto welfare
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace: greeting
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:4, 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Samuel 25:6, 1 Samuel 30:21, 2 Samuel 11:7, 2 Kings 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965K; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:5 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| young men | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| and instructed them | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| . . . | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| Go up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Nabal | → | נָבָל H5037 Nabal |
| at Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
| Greet him | → | שָׁאַל H7592 to ask |
| . . . | → | |
| . . . | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965K peace: greeting |
| in my name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
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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