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1 Chronicles

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David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse H1732 דָּוִ֖יד da·vid
Analysis:
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had a craving to incline, desire H183 (וַיִּתְאָ֥יו vai·yit·'av
and said, to utter, say H559 וַיֹּאמַ֑ר vai·yo·mar;
"Oh that someone who? H4310 מִ֚י mi
would give cause to drink water, give to drink H8248 יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי yash·ke·ni
me water waters, water H4325 מַ֔יִם ma·yim,
to drink cause to drink water, give to drink H8248    
from the well a pit, cistern, well H953 מִבֹּ֥ור mib·bo·vr
of Bethlehem, "place of bread," a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun H1035 לֶ֖חֶם le·chem
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which who, which, that H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
is by the gate!" a gate H8179 בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ ba·sha·'ar.

Locations

Bethlehem

BETHLEHEMbeth'-le-hem (bethlechem; Baithleem, or Bethleem, "house of David," or possibly "the house of Lakhmu," an Assyrian deity):I. Bethlehem Judah:Bethlehem Judah, or EPHRATH or EPHRATHAH (which see) is now Beit Lahm (Arabic = "house of meat"), a town of upward of 10,000 inhabitants, 5 miles South of Jerusalem and 2,350 ft. above sea level. It occupies an... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
King James Bible And David had a craving longed, and said, "Oh Oh that someone one would give me drink of the water to drink from of the well of Bethlehem, which that is by at the gate!"gate!
Hebrew Greek English David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"