Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #155605

OSHB 1 Ki 1:2 יְבַקְשׁוּ (yəⱱaqshū) Strongs=1245 Lemma=‘בָּקַשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘let_people_seek’ word gloss=‘search_for’
Morphology=Vpi3mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-1015

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Other uses (4) of identical word form יְבַקְשׁוּ (Morphology=Vpi3mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יְבַקְשׁוּ’ (Morphology=Vpi3mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) has 5 different glosses: ‘let_people_seek’, ‘let_them_seek’, ‘people_will_seek’, ‘they_are_seeking’, ‘they_seek’.

1 SAM 16:16 contextual word gloss=‘let_them_seek’ word gloss=‘look_for’ OSHB 1 SAM 16:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 Let _him _say please master _of_our your_servants to_your_face let _them _seek a _person who_knows playing on_harp and_it _was when_is on_you a _spirit _of god evil and_he _will _play in_his/its_hand and_good to/for_you(fs). (SA1_16:16)

OET-RV: 16 Let our master please get your servants to find a man who knows how to play the harp. Then, whenever the evil spirit from God is on you, then he’ll play it and it’ll be good for you.” (SA1 16:16)

PSA 63:10 contextual word gloss=‘they_are_seeking’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB PSA 63:10 word 3

OET-LV: 10  and_they to_devastation they _are _seeking life _of_my they _will _go in_the _lower _parts _of the_earth/land. (PSA_63:10)

OET-RV: 10 They’ll experience the wrong end of the sword—
⇔ they’ll become food for jackals. (PSA 63:10)

PROV 29:10 contextual word gloss=‘they_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB PROV 29:10 word 6

OET-LV: 10 People _of blood(s) they _hate a _blameless_person and_upright_people they _seek life _of_his. (PRO_29:10)

OET-RV: 10 People who’ve killed hate those who are blameless,
⇔ ^ but good citizens try to protect them . (PRO 29:10)

MAL 2:7 contextual word gloss=‘people_will_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB MAL 2:7 word 7

OET-LV: 7 If/because the_lips _of a _priest they _will _preserve knowledge and_instruction people _will _seek from_his _of_mouth if/because is_the _messenger _of YHWH hosts he. (MAL_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 Yes, priests should pass on knowledge and people should look to them for good teaching, because they are army-commander Yahweh’s messengers. (MAL 2:7)