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How he sware unto the LORD , and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; (KJV)
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 Psalms 132:2 word 1
נִ֭שְׁבַּעNish.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 132:2 word 2
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 132:2 word 3
נָ֝דַ֗רna.Darhe vowed
Lemma: נָדַר (na.dar) · Strong's: H5087
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to vow
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 27:8, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5087; TAHOT Psalms 132:2 word 4
לַאֲבִ֥ירla.'a.Virto [the] mighty one of
Lemma: אָבִיר (a.vir) · Strong's: H0046
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: mighty
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Psalms 132:5, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 60:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0046; TAHOT Psalms 132:2 word 5
יַעֲקֹֽב\׃ya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Psalms 132:2 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| how | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he swore an oath | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| [and] vowed | → | נָדַר H5087 to vow |
| to the Mighty One | → | אָבִיר H0046 mighty |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
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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