2 Chronicles 11:23 Go deeper
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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֶן֩vai.ya.Venand he acted wisely
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 1
וַיִּפְרֹ֨ץvai.yif.Rotzand he distributed
Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to break through
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 2
מִכָּל\־mi.kolsome of all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 3
בָּנָ֜יוba.Navsons his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 4
לְֽכָל\־le.kholto all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 5
אַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.Tzot[the] lands of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 6
יְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 7
וּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.Minand Benjamin
Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Benjamin
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 8
לְכֹל֙le.Kholto all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 9
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 10
הַמְּצֻר֔וֹתha.me.tzu.Rot<the> fortifications
Lemma: מְצוּרָה (me.tsu.rah) · Strong's: H4694
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fortress
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 11:10, 2 Chronicles 11:11, 2 Chronicles 12:4, 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 21:3, Isaiah 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4694; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 11
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 12
הַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.Zon<the> food
Lemma: מָזוֹן (ma.zon) · Strong's: H4202
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 45:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4202; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 13
לָרֹ֑בla.Roto abundance
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 14
וַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'Aland he sought
Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 15
הֲמ֥וֹןha.Mona multitude of
Lemma: הָמוֹן (ha.mon) · Strong's: H1995A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: crowd
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, Judges 4:7, 1 Samuel 4:14, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1995A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 16
נָשִֽׁים\׃na.Shimwives
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 11:23 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Rehoboam also acted wisely | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| by dispersing | → | פָּרַץ H6555 to break through |
| some of his sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| throughout | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the districts | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| and Benjamin | → | בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin |
| . . . | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| and to all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the fortified | → | מְצוּרָה H4694 fortress |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| He gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| them | → | |
| abundant | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| provisions | → | מָזוֹן H4202 food |
| and sought | → | שָׁאַל H7592 to ask |
| many | → | הָמוֹן H1995A crowd |
| wives for them | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
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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