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And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD ? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 1

פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.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 6:2 word 2

לַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.Nim<to> the priests

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 3

וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.Mimand <to> the diviners

Lemma: קָסַם (qa.sam) · Strong's: H7080

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to divine

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:10, Deuteronomy 18:14, Joshua 13:22, 2 Kings 17:17, Isaiah 3:2, Isaiah 44:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7080; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 4

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 6:2 word 5

מַֽה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 6

נַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.Sehwill we do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 7

לַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.Ronto [the] ark of

Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: ark

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 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 6:2 word 9

הוֹדִעֻ֕נוּho.di.'U.numake known to us

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 10

בַּמֶּ֖הba.Meh<in> how?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 11

נְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuwill we send it

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpi1cp)

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 6:2 word 12

לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ\׃lim.ko.Moto own place its

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:2 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

the Philistines	→	פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine
summoned	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
the priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
and diviners	→	קָסַם H7080 to divine
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
shall we do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
with the ark	→	אֲרוֹן H0727 ark
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Tell us	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
how	→	מָה H4100 what?
to send it back	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
to its place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place

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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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