2 Samuel 23:2 Go deeper

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. (KJV)

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ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:2 word 1

יְהוָ֖הYah.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 23:2 word 2

דִּבֶּר\־di.ber-he has spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:2 word 3

וּמִלָּת֖וֹu.mi.la.Toand speech his

Lemma: מִלָּה (mil.lah) · Strong's: H4405

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: speech

Used 38 times. Also: Job 4:2, Job 4:4, Job 6:26, Job 8:10, Job 12:11, Job 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4405; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:2 word 4

עַל\־'al-[is] 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 23:2 word 5

לְשׁוֹנִֽי\׃le.sho.Nitongue my

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, Job 5:21, Job 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The Spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
spoke through	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
me	→
His word	→	מִלָּה H4405 speech
was on	→	עַל H5921A upon
my tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue

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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