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And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knew
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 1
דָּוִ֔דda.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 5:12 word 2
כִּֽי\־ki-that
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 5:12 word 3
הֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.Nohe had appointed him
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 4
יְהוָ֛הYah.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 5:12 word 5
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 6
עַל\־'al-over
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 5:12 word 7
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 5:12 word 8
וְכִי֙ve.Khiand that
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 5:12 word 9
נִשֵּׂ֣אni.Se'he had exalted
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375L
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to lift: exalt
Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 16:3, Numbers 24:7, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Chronicles 14:2, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 2 Chronicles 32:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375L; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 10
מַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.Tokingdom his
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 11
בַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.Vurfor sake of
Lemma: עָבוּר (a.vur) · Strong's: H5668
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: for the sake of
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5668; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 12
עַמּ֥וֹa.Mopeople his
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:12 word 13
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.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 5:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| realized | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had established him | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| as king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| and had exalted | → | נָשָׂא H5375L to lift: exalt |
| his kingdom | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
| for the sake of | → | עָבוּר H5668 for the sake of |
| His people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| 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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