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Hebrew wordlink #252420

OSHB Psa 54:5 בִּקְשׁוּ (biqshū) Strongs=1245 Lemma=‘בָּקַשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘they_have_sought’ word gloss=‘seek’
Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural

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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)

NEH 12:27 contextual word gloss=‘people_sought’ word gloss=‘sought_out’ OSHB NEH 12:27 word 4

OET-LV: 27 and_at_the _dedication _of the _wall _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) people _sought DOM the_Lēviyyiy from_all places _of_their to_bring_them to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) to_observe dedication and_joy and_with_thanksgivings and_with_song cymbals lyres and_with_harps. (NEH_12:27)

OET-RV: 27 At the dedication of the wall around Yerushalem, they summoned Levites from all over the region to come to Yerushalem to perform the dedication with rejoicing and thanksgiving, and with musical instruments and singing, (NEH 12:27)

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 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)