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And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 6:3 word 1
אִֽם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 2
מְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.Chim[you are] about to send away
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
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 6:3 word 3
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 6:3 word 4
אֲר֨וֹן'a.Ron[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 6:3 word 5
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 6
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 7
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 8
תְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.Chuyou send away
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpj2mp)
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 6:3 word 9
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> it
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 6:3 word 10
רֵיקָ֔םrei.Kamempty
Lemma: רֵיקָם (re.qam) · Strong's: H7387
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: emptily
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:20, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7387; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 11
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 12
הָשֵׁ֥בha.Shevcertainly <to send back>
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 13
תָּשִׁ֛יבוּta.Shi.vuyou will send back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 14
אָשָׁ֑ם'a.Shama guilt offering
Lemma: אָשָׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0817
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: guilt (offering)
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 26:10, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0817; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 15
אָ֤ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 16
תֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'Uyou will be healed
Lemma: רָפָא (ra.pah) · Strong's: H7495
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNi2mp)
Meaning: to heal
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 50:2, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 21:19, Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7495; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 17
וְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'and it will be known
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
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 6:3 word 18
לָ֛מָּהLa.mah<to> why?
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 6:3 word 19
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 20
תָס֥וּרta.Surdoes it turn aside
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 21
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:3 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you return | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| of the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| send it away | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| empty | → | רֵיקָם H7387 emptily |
| but | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| by all means return [it] | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| . . . | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to Him | → | |
| with a guilt offering | → | אָשָׁם H0817 guilt (offering) |
| Then | → | אָז H0227A then |
| you will be healed | → | רָפָא H7495 to heal |
| and you will understand | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| His hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| has not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| been lifted | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| from | → | |
| you | → |
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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