2 Samuel 1:18 Go deeper
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(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 2 Samuel 1:18 word 1
לְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.Medto teach
Lemma: לָמַד (la.mad) · Strong's: H3925G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to learn: teach
Used 62 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 5:31, Deuteronomy 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3925G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:18 word 2
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:18 word 3
יְהוּדָ֖הye.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 Samuel 1:18 word 4
קָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetBow
Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bow
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:18 word 5
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!
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 Samuel 1:18 word 6
כְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.Vah[it is] written
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:18 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
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 Samuel 1:18 word 8
סֵ֥פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll of
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: scroll: book
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:18 word 9
הַיָּשָֽׁר\׃hai.ya.Sharthe Jashar
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477H
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: Jashar
Used 2 times. Also: Joshua 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:18 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and he ordered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that the sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| be taught | → | לָמַד H3925G to learn: teach |
| [the Song of] the Bow | → | קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| It is written | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Book | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book |
| of Jashar | → | יָשָׁר H3477H Jashar |
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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