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Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (KJV)
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עִבְד֣וּ'iv.Duserve
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Psalms 2:11 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 2:11 word 2
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 2:11 word 3
בְּיִרְאָ֑הbe.yir.'Ahwith fear
Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: fear
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Psalms 2:11 word 4
וְ֝גִ֗ילוּve.Gi.luand rejoice
Lemma: גִּיל (gil) · Strong's: H1523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 42 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 14:7, Psalms 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1523; TAHOT Psalms 2:11 word 5
בִּרְעָדָֽה\׃bir.'a.Dahwith trembling
Lemma: רְעַדָה (re.a.dah) · Strong's: H7461B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: trembling
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 48:6, Isaiah 33:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7461B; TAHOT Psalms 2:11 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Serve | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| with fear | → | יִרְאָה H3374 fear |
| and rejoice | → | גִּיל H1523 to rejoice |
| with trembling | → | רְעַדָה H7461B trembling |
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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