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But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; (KJV)
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וְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.Nerand Abner
Lemma: אֲבִינֵר (av.ner) · Strong's: H0074
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abner
Used 63 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 17:57, 1 Samuel 20:25, 1 Samuel 26:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0074; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 1
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 2:8 word 2
נֵ֔רNerNer
Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5369G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ner
Used 14 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:14, 2 Samuel 2:12, 2 Samuel 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5369G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 3
שַׂר\־sar-[the] commander of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 4
צָבָ֖אtza.Va'[the] army
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: army
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Exodus 6:26, Exodus 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
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 2:8 word 6
לְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'Ul[belonged] to Saul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 7
לָקַ֗חla.Kachhe had taken
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 9
אִ֥ישׁ'ishIsh-
Lemma: אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת (ish-bo.shet) · Strong's: H0378
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ish-bosheth
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 2:12, 2 Samuel 2:15, 2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 3:14, 2 Samuel 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0378; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 10
בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙bo.shetbosheth
Lemma: אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת (ish-bo.shet) · Strong's: H0378
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ish-bosheth
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 2:12, 2 Samuel 2:15, 2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 3:14, 2 Samuel 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0378; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 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 2:8 word 12
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 13
וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huand he had brought over him
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674C
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to pass: bring
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:12, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, Joshua 7:7, 2 Samuel 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 14
מַחֲנָֽיִם\׃ma.cha.Na.yimMahanaim
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 2:12, 2 Samuel 2:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4266; TAHOT 2 Samuel 2:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Meanwhile, Abner | → | אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ner | → | נֵר H5369G Ner |
| the commander | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Saul’s | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| army | → | צָבָא H6635A army |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| Saul’s | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Ish-bosheth | → | אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת H0378 Ish-bosheth |
| moved him | → | עָבַר H5674C to pass: bring |
| to Mahanaim | → | מַחֲנַיִם H4266 Mahanaim |
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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