2 Samuel 5:4 Go deeper

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. (KJV)

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בֶּן\־ben-[was] a son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L

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

Meaning: son: aged

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 1

שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.Shimthirty

Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970

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

Meaning: thirty

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 2

שָׁנָ֛הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

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

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 3

דָּוִ֖דda.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 5:4 word 4

בְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.Khowhen became king he

Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A

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

Meaning: to reign

Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 5

אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Imforty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

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

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 6

שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

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

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 7

מָלָֽךְ\׃ma.Lakhhe reigned

Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A

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

Meaning: to reign

Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
was thirty	→	שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty
years old	→	בֵּן H1121L son: aged
. . .	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
when he became king	→	מָלַךְ H4427A to reign
[and] he reigned	→	מָלַךְ H4427A to reign
forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year

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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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