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Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. (KJV)
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כִּ֣יkifor
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 7:6 word 1
לֹ֤אlo'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 7:6 word 2
יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiI have dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 3
בְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitin a 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 7:6 word 4
לְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yom<to> from [the] day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 5
הַעֲלֹתִ֞יha.'a.lo.Tibrought up I
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 6
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 7
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.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 7:6 word 9
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 10
וְעַ֖דve.'Adand until
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 7:6 word 11
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 12
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 13
וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙va.'eh.Yehand I have been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 14
מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.Lekhgoing about
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 15
בְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helin a tent
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 16
וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן\׃u.ve.mish.Kanand in a tabernacle
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tabernacle
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| dwelt | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in a house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| from the day | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
| I brought | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| the Israelites {up} | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| out of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
| but I have | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| moved about | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| with a tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| as My dwelling | → | מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle |
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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