1 Samuel 3:15 Go deeper
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And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD . And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.Kavand he lay
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: lay down
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 1
שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuel
Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samuel
Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 2
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 3
הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 4
וַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.Tachand he opened
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 6
דַּלְת֣וֹתdal.Tot[the] doors of
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 7
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 8
יְהוָ֑הYah.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 3:15 word 9
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'Eland Samuel
Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samuel
Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 10
יָרֵ֔אya.Re'he was afraid
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 11
מֵהַגִּ֥ידme.ha.Gidfrom telling
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 12
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 13
הַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'Ahthe vision
Lemma: מַרְאָה (mar.ah) · Strong's: H4759A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: vision
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 46:2, Numbers 12:6, Ezekiel 1:1, Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 40:2, Ezekiel 43:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4759A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 14
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 3:15 word 15
עֵלִֽי\׃'e.LiEli
Lemma: עֵלִי (e.li) · Strong's: H5941
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eli
Used 33 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:12, 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 1:14, 1 Samuel 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5941; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:15 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Samuel | → | שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel |
| lay down | → | שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| then he opened | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| the doors | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| He | → | שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel |
| was afraid | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| to tell | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| Eli | → | עֵלִי H5941 Eli |
| the vision | → | מַרְאָה H4759A vision |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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