2 Chronicles 9:6 Go deeper
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Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. (KJV)
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וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 1
הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiI believed
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 2
לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.Hem<to> words their
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 3
עַ֤ד'aduntil
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 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 4
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 5
בָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiI came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 6
וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahand they saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 7
עֵינַ֔י'ei.Naieyes my
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 8
וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand here!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 9
לֹ֣אlo'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 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 10
הֻגַּד\־hu.gad-it was told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHp3ms)
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 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 11
חֲצִ֖יcha.Tzi[the] half of
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 12
מַרְבִּ֣יתmar.Bit[the] greatness of
Lemma: מַרְבִּית (mar.bit) · Strong's: H4768
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: greatness
Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 25:37, 1 Samuel 2:33, 1 Chronicles 12:29, 2 Chronicles 30:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4768; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 13
חָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khawisdom your
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 14
יָסַ֕פְתָּya.Saf.tayou have added
Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to add
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 15
עַל\־'al-to
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 16
הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'Ahthe report
Lemma: שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) · Strong's: H8052
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tidings
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8052; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 17
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 18
שָׁמָֽעְתִּי\׃sha.Ma.'e.tiI heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:6 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But I did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| believe | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| the reports | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| I came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| and saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| with my own eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| Indeed | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| half | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| of the greatness | → | מַרְבִּית H4768 greatness |
| of your wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| was told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| to me | → | |
| You have far exceeded | → | יָסַף H3254H to add |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the report | → | שְׁמוּעָה H8052 tidings |
| I heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
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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