2 Samuel 17:4 Go deeper

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. (KJV)

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וַיִּישַׁ֥רvai.yi.Sharand it was pleasing

Lemma: יָשַׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3474

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 23:27, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:7, 1 Samuel 6:12, 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3474; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:4 word 1

הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Varthe word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 Samuel 17:4 word 2

בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:4 word 3

אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomAbsalom

Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Absalom

Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:4 word 4

וּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.Neiand in [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:4 word 5

כָּל\־kol-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 Samuel 17:4 word 6

זִקְנֵ֥יzik.Nei[the] elders of

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:4 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

This proposal	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
seemed	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
good	→	יָשַׁר H3474 to smooth
to Absalom	→	אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel

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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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