2 Samuel 6:4 Go deeper
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And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. (KJV)
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וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huand they carried it
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to lift: bear
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 1
מִבֵּ֤יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 2
אֲבִֽינָדָב֙'a.vi.na.DavAbinadab
Lemma: אֲבִינָדָב (a.vi.na.dav) · Strong's: H0041G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abinadab
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 6:3, 1 Chronicles 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0041G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
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 6:4 word 4
בַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'Ah[was] on the hill
Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1389I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hill
Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 33:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1389I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 5
עִ֖ם'imwith
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 6
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark of
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 7
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 8
וְאַחְי֕וֹve.'ach.Yoand Ahio
Lemma: אַחְיוֹ (ach.yo) · Strong's: H0283G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahio
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:3, 1 Chronicles 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0283G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 9
הֹלֵ֖ךְho.Lekh[was] walking
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 10
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 11
הָאָרֽוֹן\׃ha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| bringing | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| with it | → | עִם H5973A with |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| And Ahio | → | אַחְיוֹ H0283G Ahio |
| was walking | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| in front | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
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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