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And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. (KJV)
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וּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.Vashand honey
Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: honey
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 1
וְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'Ahand curd<s>
Lemma: חֶמְאָה (chem.ah) · Strong's: H2529A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: curd
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Deuteronomy 32:14, Judges 5:25, Job 20:17, Proverbs 30:33, Isaiah 7:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2529A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 2
וְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNand sheep
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 3
וּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.Fotand cheese of
Lemma: שְׁפוֹת (sha.phah) · Strong's: H8194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: cheese
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8194; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 4
בָּקָ֔רba.Kar[the] herd
Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 5
הִגִּ֧ישׁוּhi.Gi.shuthey brought
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to approach: bring
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 27:25, Genesis 48:10, Genesis 48:13, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 32:6, Leviticus 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 6
לְדָוִ֛דle.da.Vidfor David
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 17:29 word 7
וְלָעָ֥םve.la.'Amand for the people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 8
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 Samuel 17:29 word 9
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.To[was] with him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 10
לֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.Kholto eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 11
כִּ֣יkifor
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 2 Samuel 17:29 word 12
אָמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ruthey said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 17:29 word 13
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 14
רָעֵ֛בra.'Ev[is] hungry
Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7457
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: hungry
Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Kings 7:12, Job 5:5, Job 18:12, Job 22:7, Job 24:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7457; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 15
וְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.Yefand weary
Lemma: עָיֵף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5889
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: faint
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Deuteronomy 25:18, Judges 8:4, Judges 8:5, 2 Samuel 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5889; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 16
וְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'and thirsty
Lemma: צָמֵא (tsa.me) · Strong's: H6771
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: thirsty
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:19, Psalms 107:5, Proverbs 25:21, Isaiah 21:14, Isaiah 29:8, Isaiah 32:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6771; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 17
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ba.mid.Barin the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:29 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| honey | → | דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey |
| curds | → | חֶמְאָה H2529A curd |
| sheep | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| and cheese | → | שְׁפוֹת H8194 cheese |
| from the herd | → | בָּקָר H1241 cattle |
| . . . | → | נָגַשׁ H5066H to approach: bring |
| for David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and his people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| to eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| The people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| have become hungry | → | רָעֵב H7457 hungry |
| exhausted | → | עָיֵף H5889 faint |
| and thirsty | → | צָמֵא H6771 thirsty |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
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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