2 Samuel 20:18 Go deeper

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Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter . (KJV)

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וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

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 20:18 word 1

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 20:18 word 2

דַּבֵּ֨רda.Bersurely <speak>

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 3

יְדַבְּר֤וּye.da.be.Ruthey spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 4

בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.Nahat the former [time]

Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223H

Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)

Meaning: first: previous

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Leviticus 26:45, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7223H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 5

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 20:18 word 6

שָׁאֹ֧לsha.'Olcertainly <to ask>

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 7

יְשָׁאֲל֛וּye.sha.'a.Luthey will ask

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 8

בְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.Velat Abel

Lemma: אָבֵל (a.vel) · Strong's: H0059H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Abel

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0059H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 9

וְכֵ֥ןve.Khenand thus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 10

הֵתַֽמּוּ\׃he.Ta.muthey ceased

Lemma: תָּמַם (ta.mam) · Strong's: H8552

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to finish

Used 62 times. Also: Genesis 47:15, Genesis 47:18, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 26:20, Numbers 14:33, Numbers 14:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8552; TAHOT 2 Samuel 20:18 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Then [the woman] said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Long ago	→	רִאשׁוֹן H7223H first: previous
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
they used to say	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
. . .	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
Seek counsel	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
. . .	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
at Abel	→	אָבֵל H0059H Abel
and that is how	→	כֵּן H3651C so
disputes were settled	→	תָּמַם H8552 to finish

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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