2 Samuel 17:27 Go deeper
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And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 1
כְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'when came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 Samuel 17:27 word 2
דָוִ֖דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 3
מַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahMahanaim towards
Lemma: מַחֲנַיִם (ma.cha.na.yim) · Strong's: H4266
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mahanaim
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Joshua 13:26, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 21:38, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4266; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 4
וְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.Viand Shobi
Lemma: שֹׁבִי (sho.vi) · Strong's: H7629
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shobi
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7629; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 5
בֶן\־ven-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Samuel 17:27 word 6
נָחָ֜שׁna.ChashNahash
Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5176J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nahash
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5176J; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 7
מֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.Batfrom Rabbah of
Lemma: רַבָּה (rab.bah) · Strong's: H7237
Parsing: Aafsc (Aafsc)
Meaning: Rabbah
Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:11, Joshua 13:25, Joshua 15:60, 2 Samuel 11:1, 2 Samuel 12:26, 2 Samuel 12:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7237; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 8
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people 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 17:27 word 9
עַמּ֗וֹןa.MonAmmon
Lemma: עַמּוֹן (am.mon) · Strong's: H5983
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5983; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 10
וּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.Khirand Makir
Lemma: מָכִיר (ma.khir) · Strong's: H4353H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Machir
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4353H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 11
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Samuel 17:27 word 12
עַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElAmmiel
Lemma: עַמִּיאֵל (am.mi.el) · Strong's: H5988H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammiel
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5988H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 13
מִלֹּ֣אmi.Lo'from Lo
Lemma: לֹא דְבָר (lo de.var) · Strong's: H3810
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lo-debar
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:5, Amos 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3810; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 14
דְבָ֔רde.VarDebar
Lemma: לֹא דְבָר (lo de.var) · Strong's: H3810
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lo-debar
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:5, Amos 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3810; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 15
וּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.Laiand Barzillai
Lemma: בַּרְזִלַּי (bar.zil.lay) · Strong's: H1271G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Barzillai
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 19:31, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33, 2 Samuel 19:34, 2 Samuel 19:39, 1 Kings 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1271G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 16
הַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.Dithe Gileadite
Lemma: גִּלְעָדִי (gil.a.di) · Strong's: H1569
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Gileadite
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 26:29, Judges 10:3, Judges 11:1, Judges 11:40, Judges 12:7, 2 Samuel 19:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1569; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 17
מֵרֹגְלִֽים\׃me.ro.ge.Limfrom Rogelim
Lemma: רֹגְלִים (ro.ge.lim) · Strong's: H7274
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Rogelim
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Samuel 19:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7274; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:27 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to Mahanaim | → | מַחֲנַיִם H4266 Mahanaim |
| [he was met by] Shobi | → | שֹׁבִי H7629 Shobi |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Nahash | → | נָחָשׁ H5176J Nahash |
| from Rabbah | → | רַבָּה H7237 Rabbah |
| of the Ammonites | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | עַמּוֹן H5983 Ammon |
| Machir | → | מָכִיר H4353H Machir |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ammiel | → | עַמִּיאֵל H5988H Ammiel |
| from Lo-debar | → | לֹא דְבָר H3810 Lo-debar |
| and Barzillai | → | בַּרְזִלַּי H1271G Barzillai |
| the Gileadite | → | גִּלְעָדִי H1569 Gileadite |
| from Rogelim | → | רֹגְלִים H7274 Rogelim |
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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