2 Samuel 22:45 Go deeper
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Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. (KJV)
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בְּנֵ֥יbe.Neisons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:45 word 1
נֵכָ֖רne.Kharforeignness
Lemma: נֵכָר (ne.khar) · Strong's: H5236
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5236; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:45 word 2
יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ\־yit.ka.cha.shu-they cringed
Lemma: כָּחַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3584
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)
Meaning: to deceive
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3584; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:45 word 3
לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַlish.Mo.a'to hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:45 word 4
אֹ֖זֶן'O.zenan ear
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ear: hearing
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 10:2, Exodus 11:2, Exodus 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:45 word 5
יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uthey became obedient
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to hear: obey
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:45 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Foreigners | → | בֵּן H1121I son: type of |
| . . . | → | נֵכָר H5236 foreign |
| cower | → | כָּחַשׁ H3584 to deceive |
| before me | → | |
| when they hear me | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| . . . | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241H ear: hearing |
| they obey | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| me | → |
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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