2 Samuel 5:23 Go deeper

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And when David enquired of the LORD , he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'Aland he enquired

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 1

דָּוִד֙da.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 5:23 word 2

בַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehby Yahweh

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 5:23 word 3

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 5:23 word 4

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 5

תַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.Lehyou must go up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 6

הָסֵב֙ha.Sevgo around

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 7

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 5:23 word 8

אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.Hembehind them

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 9

וּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taand you will go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

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 5:23 word 10

מִמּ֥וּלmi.Mulfrom in front of

Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4136

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

Meaning: opposite

Used 36 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4136; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 11

בְּכָאִֽים\׃be.kha.'Im[the] balsam trees

Lemma: בָּכָא (ba.kah) · Strong's: H1057

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

Meaning: balsam

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:24, 1 Chronicles 14:14, 1 Chronicles 14:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1057; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:23 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

So David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
inquired	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
who answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
march straight up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
but circle	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
around	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
behind them	→	אַחַר H0310A after
and attack	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
them	→
in front	→	מוּל H4136 opposite
of the balsam trees	→	בָּכָא H1057 balsam

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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