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When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkiif

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 1

הַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.Gidthe [one who] told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 2

לֵאמֹ֜רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 3

הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 4

מֵ֣תmethe has died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 5

שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 6

וְהֽוּא\־ve.hu'-and he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 7

הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 8

כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.Serlike a bearer of news

Lemma: בָּשַׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1319

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to bear tidings

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 4:17, 1 Samuel 31:9, 2 Samuel 1:20, 2 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 18:20, 2 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1319; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 9

בְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.Navin own eyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 10

וָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.Zahand I took hold !

Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 11

וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huand I killed him

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 12

בְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.Lagin Ziklag

Lemma: צִקְלַג (tsiq.lag) · Strong's: H6860

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ziklag

Used 15 times. Also: Joshua 15:31, Joshua 19:5, 1 Samuel 27:6, 1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 30:14, 1 Samuel 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6860; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 13

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 14

לְתִתִּי\־le.ti.ti-to give I

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 15

בְּשֹׂרָֽה\׃be.so.Rahgood news

Lemma: בְּשֹׂרָה (be.s.vo.rah) · Strong's: H1309

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: good news

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 18:20, 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 18:27, 2 Kings 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1309; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:10 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

when	→	כִּי H3588A for
someone told	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
me	→
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Look	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
is dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
and thought	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a bearer of good news	→	בָּשַׂר H1319 to bear tidings
I seized	→	אָחַז H0270 to grasp
him	→
and put him to death	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
at Ziklag	→	צִקְלַג H6860 Ziklag
That	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
was his reward	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
for [his] news	→	בְּשֹׂרָה H1309 good news

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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