2 Samuel 23:1 Go deeper
Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, (KJV)
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וְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehand these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 1
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[are] [the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 2
דָוִ֖דda.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 23:1 word 3
הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑יםha.'a.cha.ro.Nim<the> last
Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: last
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 4
נְאֻ֧םne.'Um[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 5
דָּוִ֣דda.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 23:1 word 6
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 23:1 word 7
יִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiJesse
Lemma: יִשַׁי (yi.shay) · Strong's: H3448
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jesse
Used 42 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:3, 1 Samuel 16:5, 1 Samuel 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3448; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 8
וּנְאֻ֤םu.ne.'Umand [the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 9
הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verthe man
Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: great man
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 10
הֻ֣קַםHu.kam[who] he was raised up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHp3ms)
Meaning: to arise: raise
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 11
עָ֔ל'Alheight
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5920H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: height
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 50:4, Hosea 7:16, Hosea 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5920H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 12
מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙me.Shi.ach[the] [one] anointed of
Lemma: מָשִׁיחַ (ma.shi.ach) · Strong's: H4899
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: anointed
Used 39 times. Also: Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 4:5, Leviticus 4:16, Leviticus 6:22, 1 Samuel 2:10, 1 Samuel 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4899; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 13
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 14
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 15
וּנְעִ֖יםu.ne.'Imand [the] pleasant [one] of
Lemma: נָעִים (na.im) · Strong's: H5273B
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: musical
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 81:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5273B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 16
זְמִר֥וֹתze.mi.Rot[the] songs of
Lemma: זָמִיר (za.mir) · Strong's: H2158
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: song
Used 6 times. Also: Job 35:10, Psalms 95:2, Psalms 119:54, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2158; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:1 word 17
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.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 23:1 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| are the last | → | אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last |
| words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| The oracle | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| of David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Jesse | → | יִשַׁי H3448 Jesse |
| the oracle | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| of the man | → | גָּבֶר H1397 great man |
| raised | → | קוּם H6965H to arise: raise |
| on high | → | עַל H5920H height |
| the one anointed | → | מָשִׁיחַ H4899 anointed |
| by the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| and the sweet | → | נָעִים H5273B musical |
| psalmist | → | זָמִיר H2158 song |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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