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Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. (KJV)
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וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and it belonged
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 1
ע֧וֹדodagain
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 2
מִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.Mahwar
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 3
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pe.lish.Timto the Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 4
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 21:15 word 5
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 21:15 word 6
וַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 7
דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavid
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 21:15 word 8
וַעֲבָדָ֥יוva.'a.va.Davand servants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 9
עִמּ֛וֹi.Mowith him
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 10
וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.Muand they fought
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 11
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 21:15 word 12
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 13
וַיָּ֥עַףvai.Ya.'afand he was weary
Lemma: עִיף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5888
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be faint
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 4:21, 1 Samuel 14:28, 1 Samuel 14:31, Jeremiah 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5888; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:15 word 14
דָּוִֽד\׃da.VidDavid
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 21:15 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Once again | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| waged war | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| against | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and his servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| . . . | → | עִם H5973A with |
| went down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| and fought | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| But David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| became exhausted | → | עִיף H5888 be faint |
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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