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And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. (KJV)
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וַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.Remand he sold them
Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to sell
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 1
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 2
בְּיַד֙be.Yadin [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 3
יָבִ֣יןya.VinJabin
Lemma: יָבִין (ya.vin) · Strong's: H2985H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jabin
Used 7 times. Also: Judges 4:7, Judges 4:17, Judges 4:23, Judges 4:24, Psalms 83:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2985H; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 4
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 5
כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 6
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 Judges 4:2 word 7
מָלַ֖ךְma.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 Judges 4:2 word 8
בְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.Tzorin Hazor
Lemma: חָצוֹר (cha.tsor) · Strong's: H2674G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Hazor
Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 11:1, Joshua 11:10, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:13, Joshua 12:19, Joshua 19:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2674G; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 9
וְשַׂר\־ve.sar-and [was] [the] commander of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 10
צְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'Oarmy his
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: army
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Exodus 6:26, Exodus 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635A; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 11
סִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'Sisera
Lemma: סִיסְרָא (sis.ra) · Strong's: H5516G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sisera
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 4:7, Judges 4:9, Judges 4:12, Judges 4:13, Judges 4:14, Judges 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5516G; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 12
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 13
יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[was] dwelling
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 Judges 4:2 word 14
בַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתba.cha.Ro.shetin Harosheth
Lemma: חֲרֹ֫שֶׁת (cha.ro.shet) · Strong's: H2800
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Harosheth
Used 3 times. Also: Judges 4:13, Judges 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2800; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 15
הַגּוֹיִֽם\׃ha.go.YimHaggoyim
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Harosheth)-hagoyim
Used 3 times. Also: Judges 4:13, Judges 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471H; TAHOT Judges 4:2 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| sold them | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| into the hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of Jabin | → | יָבִין H2985H Jabin |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| reigned | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in Hazor | → | חָצוֹר H2674G Hazor |
| The commander | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of his forces | → | צָבָא H6635A army |
| was Sisera | → | סִיסְרָא H5516G Sisera |
| who | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in Harosheth-hagoyim | → | חֲרֹ֫שֶׁת H2800 Harosheth |
| . . . | → | גּוֹי H1471H (Harosheth)-hagoyim |
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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