2 Samuel 23:14 Go deeper
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And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. (KJV)
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וְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vidand David
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 23:14 word 1
אָ֣ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:14 word 2
בַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.Dah[was] in the stronghold
Lemma: מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) · Strong's: H4686B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: fortress
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 5:7, 2 Samuel 5:9, 2 Samuel 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4686B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:14 word 3
וּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.Tzavand a garrison of
Lemma: מַצָּב (mats.tsav) · Strong's: H4673
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: station
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:9, 1 Samuel 13:23, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:4, 1 Samuel 14:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4673; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:14 word 4
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimPhilistines
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 23:14 word 5
אָ֖ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:14 word 6
בֵּ֥יתbeit[was] Beth-
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:14 word 7
לָֽחֶם\׃La.chem-lehem
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:14 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At that time | → | אָז H0227A then |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| was in the stronghold | → | מְצוּדָה H4686B fortress |
| and the garrison | → | מַצָּב H4673 station |
| of the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| . . . | → | אָז H0227A then |
| was at Bethlehem | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
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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