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And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. (KJV)

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וְ֠הֵנָּהVe.he.nahand they [fem]

Lemma: הֵנָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2007

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Plural (HPp3fp)

Meaning: they(fem.)

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 33:6, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2007; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 1

בָּ֜אוּBa.'uthey came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 2

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 3

תּ֤וֹךְTokh[the] middle of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 4

הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitthe house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 5

לֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.Cheitaking

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 6

חִטִּ֔יםchi.Tim<of> wheat<s>

Lemma: חִטָּה (chit.tah) · Strong's: H2406

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wheat

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 30:14, Exodus 9:32, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 8:8, Deuteronomy 32:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2406; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 7

וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huand they struck him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 8

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 9

הַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshthe belly

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶשׁ (cho.mesh) · Strong's: H2570

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: belly

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2570; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 10

וְרֵכָ֛בve.re.Khavand Rechab

Lemma: רֵכָב (re.khav) · Strong's: H7394G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Rechab

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:2, 2 Samuel 4:5, 2 Samuel 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7394G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 11

וּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.Nahand Baanah

Lemma: בַּעֲנָה (ba.a.nah) · Strong's: H1196G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Baanah

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:2, 2 Samuel 4:5, 2 Samuel 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1196G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 12

אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 13

נִמְלָֽטוּ\׃nim.La.tuthey escaped

Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to escape

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT 2 Samuel 4:6 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

They entered	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
. . .	→	עַד H5704 till
the interior	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
of the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
as if to get	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
some wheat	→	חִטָּה H2406 wheat
and they stabbed him	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
in	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the stomach	→	חֹ֫מֶשׁ H2570 belly
Then Rechab	→	רֵכָב H7394G Rechab
and his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Baanah	→	בַּעֲנָה H1196G Baanah
slipped away	→	מָלַט H4422 to escape

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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