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The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. (KJV)
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נִשְׁבַּֽע\־nish.ba'-he swore an oath
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 1
יְהוָ֨ה\׀Yah.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 Psalms 132:11 word 2
לְדָוִ֡דle.da.Vidto David
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 Psalms 132:11 word 3
אֱמֶת֮'e.Metfaithfulness
Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: truth: faithful
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 34:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0571G; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 4
לֹֽא\־lo'-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 Psalms 132:11 word 5
יָשׁ֪וּבya.Shuvhe will turn back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 6
מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahfrom it
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 7
מִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.Rione of [the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 8
בִטְנְךָ֑vit.ne.Khabelly your
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: belly: body
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 5:21, Job 32:18, Psalms 31:9, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 22:18, Proverbs 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990J; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 9
אָ֝שִׁ֗ית'a.ShitI will set
Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 41:33, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30, Exodus 23:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7896G; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 10
לְכִסֵּא\־le.khi.se'-to throne
Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: throne
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT Psalms 132:11 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| swore an oath | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| to David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| . . . | → | אֱמֶת H0571G truth: faithful |
| a promise He will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| revoke | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| One of your descendants | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| . . . | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990J belly: body |
| I will place | → | שִׁית H7896G to set: make |
| on your throne | → | כִּסֵּא H3678G throne |
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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