1 Samuel 29:2 Go deeper
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And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. (KJV)
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וְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.Neiand [the] rulers of
Lemma: סֶ֫רֶן (se.ren) · Strong's: H5633A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 21 times. Also: Joshua 13:3, Judges 3:3, Judges 16:5, Judges 16:8, Judges 16:18, Judges 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5633A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 1
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 2
עֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.Rim[were] passing along
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 3
לְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otto hundreds
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 4
וְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.Fimand to thousands
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 5
וְדָוִ֣דve.da.Vidand David
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 29:2 word 6
וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.Shavand men his
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 7
עֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.Rim[were] passing along
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 8
בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.Nahat the last
Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: last
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 9
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 29:2 word 10
אָכִֽישׁ\׃'a.KhishAchish
Lemma: אָכִישׁ (a.khish) · Strong's: H0397
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Achish
Used 21 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 21:14, 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Samuel 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0397; TAHOT 1 Samuel 29:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As the Philistine | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| leaders | → | סֶ֫רֶן H5633A lord |
| marched out with | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| their units of hundreds | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| and thousands | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and his men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| marched | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| behind them | → | אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Achish | → | אָכִישׁ H0397 Achish |
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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