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Hebrew wordlink #227586

OSHB Neh 12:27 בִּקְשׁוּ (biqshū) Strongs=1245 Lemma=‘בָּקַשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘people_sought’ word gloss=‘sought_out’
Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural
Year=-445

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Other uses (5) of identical word form בִּקְשׁוּ (Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בִּקְשׁוּ’ (Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) has 4 different glosses: ‘people_sought’, ‘they_had_sought’, ‘they_have_sought’, ‘they_sought’.

EZRA 2:62 contextual word gloss=‘they_sought’ word gloss=‘searched_for’ OSHB EZRA 2:62 word 2

OET-LV: 62 These they _sought document _of_their those_who _had_had _themselves _enrolled and_not they _were _found and_they _were _defiled from the_priesthood. (EZR_2:62)

OET-RV: 62 They had searched for their records among the genealogies, but couldn’t find their families listed, so they were disqualified to serve as priests. (EZR 2:62)

NEH 7:64 contextual word gloss=‘they_sought’ word gloss=‘sought’ OSHB NEH 7:64 word 2

OET-LV: 64 These they _sought document _of_their those_who _had_had _themselves _enrolled and_not it _was _found and_they _were _defiled from the_priesthood. (NEH_7:64)

OET-RV: 64 They had search the genealogical records for their family histories, but didn’t find them, so they were ineligible to serve as priests. (NEH 7:64)

EST 6:2 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_sought’ word gloss=‘conspired’ OSHB EST 6:2 word 15

OET-LV: 2 And_it _was _found recorded (cmp) he _had _told Mārəddəkay on Bigthana and_Teresh two _of the _eunuchs _of the_king of_the _keepers _of of_the _threshold who they _had _sought to_stretch _out a _hand on_king ʼAḩashvērōsh. (EST_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 The records mentioned that Bigthan and Teresh, two of the royal guardians who protected the doorway to the king’s private quarters, had planned to assassinate the king, but that Mordekai had reported it. (EST 6:2)

PSA 54:5 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_sought’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB PSA 54:5 word 6

OET-LV: 5  if/because strangers they _have _risen _up on_me and_ruthless_people they _have _sought life _of_my not they _have _set god to_before_themselves Şelāh. (PSA_54:5)

OET-RV: 5 He will repay my enemies with evil.
⇔ ≈ In your faithfulness, destroy them. (PSA 54:5)

PSA 86:14 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_sought’ word gloss=‘seeks’ OSHB PSA 86:14 word 7

OET-LV: 14 Oh _god arrogant_people they _have _risen _up on_me and_a _company _of ruthless_people they _have _sought life _of_my and_not they_have _set _you to_before_themselves. (PSA_86:14)

OET-RV: 14 God, the arrogant have risen up against me.
⇔ A gang of violent men seek my life—
⇔ they don’t care what you might do to them. (PSA 86:14)