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But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. (KJV)
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וַיַּחְמֹ֣לvai.yach.Moland he had compassion
Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to spare
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 1
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 2
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 21:7 word 3
מְפִי\־me.fi-Mephi-
Lemma: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) · Strong's: H4648G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mephibosheth
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12, 2 Samuel 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4648G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 4
בֹ֖שֶׁתVo.shet-bosheth
Lemma: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) · Strong's: H4648G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mephibosheth
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12, 2 Samuel 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4648G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 5
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 21:7 word 6
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 7
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 21:7 word 8
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'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 21:7 word 9
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 21:7 word 10
שְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'At[the] oath of
Lemma: שְׁבוּעָה (she.vu.ah) · Strong's: H7621
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: oath
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:3, Exodus 22:11, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 30:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7621; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 11
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 12
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 21:7 word 13
בֵּֽינֹתָ֔םbei.no.Tam[was] between them
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HAcfpc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 14
בֵּ֣יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 15
דָּוִ֔דda.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 21:7 word 16
וּבֵ֖יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 17
יְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 21:7 word 18
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 21:7 word 19
שָׁאֽוּל\׃sha.'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 21:7 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| spared | → | חָמַל H2550 to spare |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Mephibosheth | → | מְפִיבֹשֶׁת H4648G Mephibosheth |
| . . . | → | מְפִיבֹשֶׁת H4648G Mephibosheth |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Jonathan | → | יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan |
| the son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| because of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the oath | → | שְׁבוּעָה H7621 oath |
| before the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| Jonathan | → | יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
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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