1 Samuel 31:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. | Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. | And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Where
- Jabesh-gilead settlementMapAbout this place
Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Some ancient sites are uncertain.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they took | וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | vai-yik-CHU | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| bones their | עַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | 'atz-MO-tei-HEM | H6106G | boneעֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) : bone/limb 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self |
| and they buried [them] | וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ | vai-yik-be-RU | H6912 | to buryקָבַר (qa.var) 1) to bury 1a) (Qal) to bury 1b) (Niphal) to be buried 1c) (Piel) to bury, bury (in masses) 1d) (Pual) to be buried |
| under | תַֽחַת־ | ta-chat- | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| the tamarisk tree | הָאֶ֖שֶׁל | ha-'E-shel | H0815 | tamariskאֵ֫שֶׁל (e.shel) tamarisk tree |
| at Jabesh towards | בְּיָבֵ֑שָׁה | be-ya-VE-shah | H3003G | (Jabesh)-gileadגִּלְעָד (gil.ad) Gilead = "rocky region" 2) a city (with prefix 'Jabesh') Combined with ya.vesh (יָבֵשׁ "Jabesh" H3003) |
| and they fasted | וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ | vai-ya-TZU-mu | H6684 | to fastצוּם (tsum) (Qal) to abstain from food, fast |
| seven | שִׁבְעַ֥ת | shiv-'AT | H7651 | sevenשֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655) |
| days | יָמִֽים׃ פ | ya-MIM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.