Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #277677

OSHB Prov 29:26 מְבַקְשִׁים (məⱱaqshīm) Strongs=1245 Lemma=‘בָּקַשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘[are]_seeking’ word gloss=‘seek’
Morphology=Vprmpa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-700

Note: These word pages enable you to click through to the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) that the Open English Translation Old Testament is translated from. The OSHB is based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC). (We are still searching for a digitized facsimile of the Leningradensis manuscript that we can easily link to. See this list and this archive for now.) This is all part of the commitment of the Open English Translation team to be transparent about all levels of the Bible translation process right back to the original manuscripts.

Other uses (7) of identical word form מְבַקְשִׁים (Morphology=Vprmpa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְבַקְשִׁים’ (Morphology=Vprmpa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[are]_requesting’, ‘[are]_seeking’, ‘[were]_seeking’, ‘seeking’.

EXO 10:11 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_requesting’ word gloss=‘asking’ OSHB EXO 10:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11 Not so go please Oh_men and_serve DOM YHWH if/because DOM_her/it you(pl) are_requesting and_he/it _drove _out DOM_them from_with the _face _of Parˊoh. (EXO_10:11)

OET-RV: 11 Well that won’t happen! The men may go and worship Yahweh since that’s what you’ve been wanting.” Then he drove them out of the room. (EXO 10:11)

2 SAM 3:17 contextual word gloss=‘seeking’ word gloss=‘seeking’ OSHB 2 SAM 3:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 And_the _message _of ʼAⱱnēr it _was with the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_say both yesterday as _well _as the_third _day you(pl)_were seeking DOM Dāvid to_king over_you(pl). (SA2_3:17)

OET-RV: 17 Then Abner conferred with the Israeli elders saying, “Previously you were wanting David to be king over you, (SA2 3:17)

1 KI 10:24 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_seeking’ word gloss=‘sought’ OSHB 1 KI 10:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 And_all the_earth/land were_seeking DOM the _face _of Shəlomoh to_hear DOM wisdom _of_his which he _had _put god in_his _of_heart. (KI1_10:24)

OET-RV: 24 and even people from distant countries would come to see Shelomoh to listen to the wisdom that God had given him. (KI1 10:24)

2 CHR 9:23 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_seeking’ word gloss=‘sought’ OSHB 2 CHR 9:23 word 4

OET-LV: 23 And_all/each/any/every the _kings _of the_earth/land were_seeking DOM the _face _of Shəlomoh to_hear DOM wisdom _of_his which he _had _put the_ʼElohīm in_his _of_heart. (CH2_9:23)

OET-RV: 23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wisdom that God had given Shelomoh. (CH2 9:23)

ISA 41:17 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_seeking’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB ISA 41:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 the _poor_people and_the _needy_people are_seeking water and_there_was_not tongue _of_their with_thirst it _is _dry I YHWH I_will _answer _them the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not I_will _abandon _them. (ISA_41:17)

OET-RV: ⇔  17 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 41:17)

JER 38:16 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_seeking’ word gloss=‘seeking’ OSHB JER 38:16 word 25

OET-LV: 16 And_he _swore the_king Tsidqiy^yāh to Yirmə^yāh in_secrecy to_say by_the _life of_YHWH wwww who he _has _made to/for_us DOM the_living _creatures (the)_this if I_will _put _you _to _death and_if I_will _give _you in_the _hand _of the _men the_these who are_seeking DOM life _of_your. (JER_38:16)

OET-RV: 16 ◙ (JER 38:16)

MAL 3:1 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_seeking’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB MAL 3:1 word 14

OET-LV: 3 Here_I am_about _to _send messenger _of_my and_he _will _make _clear a _way before_me and_suddenly he _will _come to temple _of_his the_master whom you(pl) are_seeking and_the _messenger _of the _covenant whom you(pl) are_delighting there he_is_about _to _come YHWH he _says hosts. (MAL_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 “Listen, I’m about to send my messenger and he’ll prepare the path ahead of me. Then the master who you’re all looking for will suddenly come to his temple, yes, the messenger who you are all happy about—the party to the agreement—he’ll come,” says army-commander Yahweh. (MAL 3:1)