2 Samuel 18:11 Go deeper
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And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him , and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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 18:11 word 1
יוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvJoab
Lemma: יוֹאָב (yo.av) · Strong's: H3097G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joab
Used 141 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3097G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 2
לָאִישׁ֙la.'Ishto the man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 3
הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.Gidwho had told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
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 Samuel 18:11 word 4
וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!
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 18:11 word 5
רָאִ֔יתָra.'I.tayou saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
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 Samuel 18:11 word 6
וּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'and why?
Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: why?
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 7
לֹֽא\־lo'-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 Samuel 18:11 word 8
הִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.Todid you strike down him
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 9
שָׁ֖םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 10
אָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 11
וְעָלַ֗יve.'a.Laiand on me
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 18:11 word 12
לָ֤תֶתLa.tetto give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 13
עֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 14
כֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefsilver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 15
וַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.Rahand a belt
Lemma: חֲגוֹרָה (ha.go.rah) · Strong's: H2290B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: belt
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, 1 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 3:21, Proverbs 31:24, Isaiah 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2290B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 16
אֶחָֽת\׃'e.Chatone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:11 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You just | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| saw him | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| exclaimed | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Why | → | מַדּוּעַ H4069 why? |
| did you not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| strike him | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| to the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| right there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| I would have given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| ten [shekels] | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| of silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| and a | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| warrior’s belt | → | חֲגוֹרָה H2290B belt |
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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