2 Samuel 9:8 Go deeper

And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am ? (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVvw3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 1

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 9:8 word 2

מֶ֣הmehwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 3

עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.kha[is] servant your

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 4

כִּ֣יkithat

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 9:8 word 5

פָנִ֔יתָfa.Ni.tayou have turned

Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to turn

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 6

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 9:8 word 7

הַכֶּ֥לֶבha.Ke.levthe dog

Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dog

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 8

הַמֵּ֖תha.Met<the> dead

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho

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 9:8 word 10

כָּמֽוֹנִי\׃ka.Mo.ni[is] like me

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 9:8 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Mephibosheth bowed down	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
is your servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
you should show regard	→	פָּנָה H6437G to turn
for	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
a dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
dog	→	כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog
like me	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like

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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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