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Hebrew wordlink #141641

OSHB 1 Sam 31:7 מֵתוּ (mētū) Strongs=4191 Lemma=‘מוּת’
contextual word gloss=‘they_had_died’ word gloss=‘dead’
Morphology=Vqp3cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural
Year=-1056 TimeSeries=Death_of_Saul

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Other uses (14) of identical word form מֵתוּ (Morphology=Vqp3cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מֵתוּ’ (Morphology=Vqp3cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) has 3 different glosses: ‘they_died’, ‘they_had_died’, ‘they_have_died’.

GEN 7:22 contextual word gloss=‘they_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB GEN 7:22 word 10

OET-LV: 22 All that the_breath _of the_breath life in_his/its_two _nostrils from_all that was_on_ground they _died. (GEN_7:22)

OET-RV: 22 Everything that had the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils, everything that lived on dry land, died. (GEN 7:22)

EXO 4:19 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_died’ word gloss=‘dead’ OSHB EXO 4:19 word 10

OET-LV: 19 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh in_Midyān go return Miʦrayim if/because all _of they _have _died the_men who_sought DOM life _of_your. (EXO_4:19)

OET-RV: 19 Meanwhile Yahweh had told Mosheh in Midian, “Leave here and return to Egypt because all those who wanted to kill you are now dead.” (EXO 4:19)

NUM 26:11 contextual word gloss=‘they_died’ word gloss=‘die’ OSHB NUM 26:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 And_the _sons of _Qoraḩ not they _died. (NUM_26:11)

OET-RV: 11 However, Korah’s descendants hadn’t died then.) (NUM 26:11)

JOS 5:4 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB JOS 5:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 And_this is_the_reason why he _circumcised Yəhōshūˊa all _of the_people which_had_come _out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) the_males all _of the _men _of (the)_war they _had _died in_wilderness on_way when_they_went _out from_Miʦrayim. (JOS_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 (This was done because all the men who’d left Egypt and who were old enough to join the army had been circumcised but had died in the wilderness since then, (JOS 5:4)

JOS 10:11 contextual word gloss=‘they_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB JOS 10:11 word 21

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _was when_they_fled from_face/in _front _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they were_at_the _descent _of Bēyt Ḩōrōn and_YHWH he _threw on_them stones large from the_heavens to ˊAzēqāh and_they _died were_many those_who they _died by_the _stones _of the _hail more_than_those_whom they _killed the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with_sword. (JOS_10:11)

OET-RV: 11 As they fled from the Israelis on the slope down from Beyt-Horon heading towards Azekah, Yahweh hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky and they died—actually more of them died from the hail than were killed with swords by the Israelis. (JOS 10:11)

1 SAM 4:11 contextual word gloss=‘they_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB 1 SAM 4:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 And_the _box _of god it _was _taken and_the _two _of the _sons _of ˊĒlī they _died Ḩāfənī and_Pinḩāş. (SA1_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 As well as that, the box with God’s agreement was taken, and Eli’s two sons Hofni and Finehas were killed. (SA1 4:11)

1 SAM 4:17 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_died’ word gloss=‘dead’ OSHB 1 SAM 4:17 word 16

OET-LV: 17 And_he _answered the _bearer_news and_he/it _said Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _has _fled to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_Fəlishtiy and_also a _slaughter great it _has _been among_people and_also the _two _of sons _of_your they _have _died Ḩāfənī and_Pinḩāş and_the _box _of the_ʼElohīm it _has _been _taken. (SA1_4:17)

OET-RV: 17 “Yisrael fled defeated from the Philistines,” said the messenger. “And also, there has been a terrible slaughter of our people. What’s more, your two sons, Hofni and Finehas, were killed, and the sacred chest has been captured.” (SA1 4:17)

1 SAM 5:12 contextual word gloss=‘they_died’ word gloss=‘die’ OSHB 1 SAM 5:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 And_the_men who not they _died they _were _struck with_tumors and_ the _cry _for _help _of _it _went _up the_city the_heavens. (SA1_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 and the men who didn’t die suffered with the growths. So the people’s cry went up to the heavens. (SA1 5:12)

2 SAM 1:4 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_died’ word gloss=‘dead’ OSHB 2 SAM 1:4 word 26

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said to_him/it Dāvid what was _it the_message tell please to_me and_he/it _said (cmp) it _has _fled the_people from the_battle and_also many it _has _fallen of the_people and_they _have _died and_also Shāʼūl and_Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) his/its_son they _have _died. (SA2_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 “Why? What happened?” David demanded. “Tell me, please,”
¶ “Our people fled from the battle,” the man said. “Many fell and died. Even Sha’ul and his son Yonatan died.” (SA2 1:4)

2 SAM 2:31 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB 2 SAM 2:31 word 11

OET-LV: 31 And_the _servants _of Dāvid they _had _struck _down of_Binyāmīn and_among_the _men _of ʼAⱱnēr three hundred(s) and_sixty man they _had _died. (SA2_2:31)

OET-RV: 31 although they had killed 360 of Abner’s Benyamite warriors. (SA2 2:31)

2 SAM 13:33 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_died’ word gloss=‘dead’ OSHB 2 SAM 13:33 word 13

OET-LV: 33 And_now not let _him _set my_master the_king to his/its_heart a _message to_say all _of the _sons _of the_king they _have _died if/because (if) ʼAmnōn for_him/it_being _alone he _has _died. (SA2_13:33)

OET-RV: 33 So my master, don’t believe the report that all your sons are dead. It’s probably only Amnon who’s dead. (SA2 13:33)

1 CHR 10:6 contextual word gloss=‘they_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB 1 CHR 10:6 word 8

OET-LV: 6 and_ Shāʼūl _he/it _died and_three _of his _sons _of_of and_all household _of_his together they _died. (CH1_10:6)

OET-RV: 6 So Shaul and his three sons died, thus ending his family’s rule. (CH1 10:6)

1 CHR 10:7 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_died’ word gloss=‘dead’ OSHB 1 CHR 10:7 word 10

OET-LV: 7 And_ every _of _they _saw (the)_man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who was_in_valley if/because _that they _had _fled and_because/when Shāʼūl they _had _died and_his _of_sons and_they _abandoned cities _of_their and_they _fled and_ the_Fəlishtiy _they _came and_they _lived in_them. (CH1_10:7)

OET-RV: 7 When all the Israelis living in the valley saw that the army had fled, and that Shaul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came, and they lived there instead. (CH1 10:7)

ECC 4:2 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_died’ word gloss=‘died’ OSHB ECC 4:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And_I _commended I DOM the _dead_people who_already they _had _died more _than the_living who they were_alive still. (ECC_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 So I praised those who were dead—who’ve already died,
⇔ more than the living—those who are still alive. (ECC 4:2)