2 Samuel 8:18 Go deeper
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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers. (KJV)
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וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huand Benaiah
Lemma: בְּנָיָ֫הוּ (be.na.yah) · Strong's: H1141G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Benaiah
Used 24 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Samuel 23:22, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1141G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 1
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 2
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'Jehoiada
Lemma: יְהוֹיָדָע (ye.ho.ya.da) · Strong's: H3077G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoiada
Used 21 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Samuel 23:22, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:26, 1 Kings 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3077G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 3
וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.Tiand the Kerethite[s]
Lemma: כְּרֵתִי (ke.re.ti) · Strong's: H3774H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Cherethite
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:18, 2 Samuel 20:7, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44, 1 Chronicles 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3774H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 4
וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.Tiand the Pelethite[s]
Lemma: פְּלֵתִי (pe.le.ti) · Strong's: H6432
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Pelethite
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:18, 2 Samuel 20:7, 2 Samuel 20:23, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44, 1 Chronicles 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6432; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 5
וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 6
דָוִ֖דda.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 8:18 word 7
כֹּהֲנִ֥יםko.ha.Nim[were] priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 2 Samuel 8:18 word 8
הָיֽוּ\׃\ \פha.Yuthey were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 8:18 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Benaiah | → | בְּנָיָ֫הוּ H1141G Benaiah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Jehoiada [was over] | → | יְהוֹיָדָע H3077G Jehoiada |
| the Cherethites | → | כְּרֵתִי H3774H Cherethite |
| and Pelethites | → | פְּלֵתִי H6432 Pelethite |
| and David’s | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| priestly leaders | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
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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