2 Samuel 22:38 Go deeper

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them. (KJV)

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אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.Fahlet me pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:38 word 1

אֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.Vaienemies my

Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:38 word 2

וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.Demand I destroyed them

Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)

Meaning: to destroy

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:38 word 3

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 22:38 word 4

אָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvI returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:38 word 5

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:38 word 6

כַּלּוֹתָֽם\׃ka.lo.Tambrought to an end them

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615H

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

Meaning: to end: destroy

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 41:30, Exodus 32:10, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:38 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I pursued	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
my enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
and destroyed them	→	שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy
I did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
turn back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
until	→	עַד H5704 till
they were consumed	→	כָּלָה H3615H to end: destroy

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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