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OSHB 2 Sam 8:14 שָׂם (sām) Strongs=7760 a Lemma=‘שׂים’
contextual word gloss=‘he_put’ word gloss=‘put’
Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1040 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Other uses (39) of identical word form שָׂם (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שָׂם’ (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 20 different glosses: ‘[who]_made’, ‘did_he_appoint’, ‘did_he_make’, ‘did_he_put’, ‘he_appointed’, ‘he_had_appointed’, ‘he_had_put’, ‘he_had_stationed’, ‘he_has_appointed’, ‘he_has_made’, ‘he_has_put’, ‘he_has_set’, ‘he_made’, ‘he_performed’, ‘he_put’, ‘he_set’, ‘he_set_up’, ‘it_has_made’, ‘it_set’, ‘someone_has_set’.

GEN 28:18 contextual word gloss=‘he_had_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB GEN 28:18 word 8

OET-LV: 18 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _rose _early in_morning and_he/it _took DOM the_stone which he _had _put of _his _head _of_the _place and_he/it _assigned DOM_her/it a _pillar and_he _poured oil on top _of_its. (GEN_28:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then in the morning Yacob got up early, and he took the stone that he’d put under his head and stood it up longways as a pillar, and he poured oil over the top of it. (GEN 28:18)

GEN 43:22 contextual word gloss=‘did_he_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB GEN 43:22 word 10

OET-LV: 22 And_silver other we _have _brought _down in_our _of_hand to_buy food not we _know who did _he _put silver _of_our in_our _of_sacks. (GEN_43:22)

OET-RV: 22 plus we’ve brought more silver to buy food. We don’t know who put that silver in our sacks.” (GEN 43:22)

EXO 4:11 contextual word gloss=‘did_he_make’ word gloss=‘gave’ OSHB EXO 4:11 word 5

OET-LV: 11 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_him/it who did _he _make a _mouth of_person or who does _he _make dumb or deaf or seeing or blind not do_I YHWH. (EXO_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Who was it that made people’s mouths?” Yahweh said. “Who makes someone mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Isn’t it me, Yahweh? (EXO 4:11)

EXO 8:8 contextual word gloss=‘he_had_appointed’ word gloss=‘brought’ OSHB EXO 8:8 word 14

OET-LV: 8  and_ Mosheh _he/it _went _out and_ʼAhₐron from_with Parˊoh and_ Mosheh _he _cried _out to YHWH on the _matter _of the _frogs which he _had _appointed for_Parˊoh. (EXO_8:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Far’oh called for Mosheh and Aharon, and told them, “Ask Yahweh to take the frogs away from me and from my people. Then I’ll let your people go, and they can sacrifice to Yahweh.” (EXO 8:8)

EXO 9:21 contextual word gloss=‘he_set’ word gloss=‘take’ OSHB EXO 9:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 And_which not he _set his/its_heart to the _message _of YHWH and_he _left DOM servants _of_his and_DOM livestock _of_his in_field. (EXO_9:21)

OET-RV: 21 but those people who didn’t believe Yahweh just left their slaves and their animals out in the countryside. (EXO 9:21)

EXO 15:25 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘made’ OSHB EXO 15:25 word 13

OET-LV: 25 And_he _cried _out to YHWH and_he_showed _him YHWH a _tree and_he _threw_it into the_waters and_they _became _sweet the_waters there he _made to_him/it a _decree and_a _custom and_there he_put _it _to _the _test. (EXO_15:25)

OET-RV: 25 So Mosheh cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink.
¶ Yahweh made a statue at that place, and a rule, and he tested Mosheh there, (EXO 15:25)

EXO 40:29 contextual word gloss=‘he_set_up’ word gloss=‘set’ OSHB EXO 40:29 word 4

OET-LV: 29 And_DOM the _altar _of the _burnt _offering he _set _up the _entrance _of the _tabernacle _of the _tent _of meeting and_he/it _ascended on/upon/above_him/it DOM the _burnt_offering and_DOM the _grain_offering just_as he _had _commanded YHWH DOM Mosheh. (EXO_40:29)

OET-RV: 29 He put the altar for burning sacrifices at the gate of the sacred tent and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering up on it, just as Yahweh had instructed him. (EXO 40:29)

DEU 4:44 contextual word gloss=‘he_set’ word gloss=‘set’ OSHB DEU 4:44 word 4

OET-LV: 44 And_this is_the_law which he _set Mosheh to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (DEU_4:44)

OET-RV: 44 These are the instructions that Mosheh (Moses) gave to the Israelis, (DEU 4:44)

DEU 22:17 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_made’ word gloss=‘he_accused’ OSHB DEU 22:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 And_see/lo/see he he _has _made deeds _of words/messages to_say not I _found to_your _of_daughter virginiti(es) and_these are_the _virginiti(es)_of my _daughter _of_of and_they _will _spread _out the_garment to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _elders _of the_city. (DEU_22:17)

OET-RV: 17 and made shameful accusations about her not being a virgin. Then the parents must spread out that cloth and show it to the city elders. (DEU 22:17)

JDG 6:19 contextual word gloss=‘he_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB JDG 6:19 word 10

OET-LV: 19 And_Gidˊōn he _went and_he/it _made a _kid _of goats and_an _ʼēyfāh _of flour _of unleavened _bread(s) the_meat he _put in_basket and_the_broth he _put in_pot and_he _brought_them_out to_him/it to under the_terebinth and_he _brought_them_near. (JDG_6:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then Gideon went a prepared a young goat and unrisen bread. He put the meat in a basket and the soup in a pot and brought them out to the oak tree and offered them to him. (JDG 6:19)

JDG 6:19 contextual word gloss=‘he_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB JDG 6:19 word 13

OET-RV: 19 Then Gideon went a prepared a young goat and unrisen bread. He put the meat in a basket and the soup in a pot and brought them out to the oak tree and offered them to him. (JDG 6:19)

1 SAM 15:2 contextual word gloss=‘it_set’ word gloss=‘opposed’ OSHB 1 SAM 15:2 word 12

OET-LV: 2 thus YHWH he _says hosts I _have _paid _attention _to DOM that_which it _did ˊAmālēq to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) that_which it _set to_him/it on_way when_it_came _up from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt). (SA1_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 Commander Yahweh says, ‘I’ve noticed what the Amalekites did to Yisrael when they came out of Egypt—they attacked them as they passed by. (SA1 15:2)

1 SAM 17:54 contextual word gloss=‘he_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:54 word 10

OET-LV: 54 And_ Dāvid _he/it _took DOM the _head _of the _Philistine and_he_brought _it Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_DOM weapons _of_his he _put in_his _own _of_tent. (SA1_17:54)

OET-RV: 54 David put Goliat’s equipment into his own tent, then he carried his head to Jerusalem. (SA1 17:54)

2 SAM 14:19 contextual word gloss=‘he_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB 2 SAM 14:19 word 30

OET-LV: 19 And_he/it _said the_king is_the_hand _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with_you in_all this and_she _answered the_woman and_she/it _said by_the _life your _self _of_of my_master the_king if there _is to_go _to _the _right and_to_go _to _the _left from_all that he _has _spoken my_master the_king if/because servant _of_your Yōʼāⱱ he he_commanded _me and_he he _put in_the _mouth _of your _maidservant _of_of DOM all _of the_words/messages the_these. (SA2_14:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Did Yoav perhaps have anything to do with all this?” he asked.
¶ The woman answered, “By the life of your spirit, my master the king, there’s no avoiding anything that my master the king has said. Yes, your servant Yoav—he himself commanded me, and he himself told your female servant what I should say. (SA2 14:19)

2 SAM 17:25 contextual word gloss=‘he_had_appointed’ word gloss=‘appointed’ OSHB 2 SAM 17:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25 And_DOM ˊAmāsāʼ ʼAⱱīshālōm he _had _appointed in _place _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) over the_army and_ˊAmāsāʼ was_a _son _of a _man and_his/its_name was_Yeter/(Jether) the_Israelite who he _had _gone into ʼAⱱīgayil the _daughter _of Nāḩāsh the _sister _of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) the _mother _of Yōʼāⱱ. (SA2_17:25)

OET-RV: 25 As the replacement for Yoav as army commander, Abshalom had appointed Amasa. (He was Yeter’s son, and his mother was Nahash’s daughter Abigail who was the sister of Yoav’s mother Tseruyah.) (SA2 17:25)

2 SAM 23:5 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_made’ word gloss=‘made’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 If/because not thus house _of_is_my with god if/because a _covenant _of perpetuity he _has _made to_me arranged in_everything and_preserved if/because all _of salvation _of_my and_all desire if/because not will _he _make _grow. (SA2_23:5)

OET-RV: ⇔  5 My household is aligned with God,
⇔ because he made a perpetual agreement with me—
⇔ all arranged and secured.
⇔ He’ll make my salvation and every desire grow. ??? (SA2 23:5)

1 KI 20:34 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘set_up’ OSHB 1 KI 20:34 word 15

OET-LV: 34 And_he/it _said to_him/it the_cities which he _took father _of_my from_with I _will _show_you(ms) I _will _return and_streets you _will _make to/for_yourself(m) in_Dammeseq just_as he _made father _of_my in_Shomrōn and_I with_covenant I_will _let _you _go and_he _made to_him/it a _covenant and_he/it _sent _out/away_him/it. (KI1_20:34)

OET-RV: 34 and he told Ahav, “I’ll return the cities that my father took from with yours, and your traders can set up stalls in Damascus, just as my father did in Shomron.”
¶ “Okay, I’ll accept that agreement and release you,” Ahav said, and after formalising the agreement, he sent him away. (KI1 20:34)

2 KI 10:24 contextual word gloss=‘he_had_stationed’ word gloss=‘stationed’ OSHB 2 KI 10:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 And_they _came for_doing sacrifices and_burnt _offerings and_Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) he _had _stationed to_him/it on_outside eighty man and_he/it _said the_man who he _will _escape from the_men whom I am_bringing on hands _of_your(pl) life _of_his in _place _of life _of_his. (KI2_10:24)

OET-RV: 24 So they entered to make sacrifices and burnt offerings.
¶ Meanwhile, Yehu had stationed eighty men outside, and had told them, “Don’t let any of the ones I send you escape, or it will be your life in place of theirs.” (KI2 10:24)

2 KI 17:34 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘given’ OSHB 2 KI 17:34 word 25

OET-LV: 34 Until the_day the_this they are_doing according_the _customs (the)_former not_they are_fearing DOM YHWH and_not_they are_doing according_to _of_their _regulations and_according_to _of_their _judgement and_according_the _law and_according_the _command which YHWH he _commanded DOM the _descendants _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) whom his/its_name he _made Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI2_17:34)

OET-RV: 34 and which they still follow to this day.
¶ They’re not actually obeying Yahweh because they’re not obeying the statutes or laws, or instructions or behaviour that Yahweh commanded the descendants of Yakob (who he’d renamed to ‘Yisrael’). (KI2 17:34)

2 CHR 1:5 contextual word gloss=‘he_had_put’ word gloss=‘put’ OSHB 2 CHR 1:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 And_the _altar _of (the)_bronze which he _had _made Bəʦal^ʼēl the _son _of ʼŪrī the _son _of Ḩūr he _had _put to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tabernacle _of YHWH and_he_sought _it Shəlomoh and_the_assembly. (CH2_1:5)

OET-RV: 5 The bronze altar made by Betsalel (son of Uri, son of Hur) was there in front of Yahweh’s tent, and Shelomoh and the assembly requested Yahweh’s guidance there. (CH2 1:5)

EZRA 5:3 contextual word gloss=‘did_he_make’ word gloss=‘gave’ OSHB EZRA 5:3 word 16

OET-LV: 3 at_it the_time he _came to_them Tattənay the _governor _of the _region _beyond the_river and_Shətar- bōzənay and_their _of_associates and_thus/so/as _follows they_were_saying to_them who did _he _make for_you(pl) a _decree the_house this to_build and_the_structure this to_finish. (EZR_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 At that time, Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, and Shetar-Bozenai, and their companions came to them and demanded, “Who gave you all permission to rebuild this temple?” (EZR 5:3)

EZRA 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘did_he_make’ word gloss=‘gave’ OSHB EZRA 5:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 then we _asked to_the_elders these as _follows we _said to_them who did _he _make for_you(pl) a _decree the_house this to_build and_the_structure this to_finish. (EZR_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 “Then we asked those elders, ‘Who gave you all permission to rebuild this temple?’ (EZR 5:9)

EZRA 5:13 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘issued’ OSHB EZRA 5:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 nevertheless in_year one to/for_Kōresh/(Coresh/Cyrus) Oh/the_king of Bāⱱel Kōresh/(Cyrus/Kōresh) Oh/the_king he _made a _decree the _house _of the_god this to_build. (EZR_5:13)

OET-RV: 13 But in the first year of the reign of Babylonian King Koresh (Cyrus), he made a decree to rebuild this house of God. (EZR 5:13)

EZRA 6:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘issued’ OSHB EZRA 6:1 word 4

OET-LV: 6 in_then Dārəyāvesh Oh/the_king he _made a _decree and_they _searched in_house _of the _books where the_treasures were_deposited there in_Bāⱱel. (EZR_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 So King Dareyavesh (Darius) ordered that a search be conducted in all the archives where treasures had been deposited there in Babylon, (EZR 6:1)

EZRA 6:3 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘issued’ OSHB EZRA 6:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 in_year one to/for_Kōresh/(Coresh/Cyrus) Oh/the_king Kōresh/(Cyrus/Kōresh) Oh/the_king he _made a _decree the _house _of the_god in_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) the_house let _it _be _built a _place which they_were_sacrificing sacrifices and_its _of_foundations be_retained its _of_height cubits sixty its _of_width cubits sixty. (EZR_6:3)

OET-RV: 3 “In year one of Koresh the king, he made a decree about the house of God in Yerushalem:
§ ‘Let the house be built in the same place where sacrifices were made. Establish its foundations and build it 27m high and 27m wide (EZR 6:3)

JOB 34:13 contextual word gloss=‘did_he_put’ word gloss=‘laid’ OSHB JOB 34:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 Who did _he _assign on/upon/above_him/it earth_to_the and_who did _he _put the_world of _it _of_all. (JOB_34:13)

OET-RV: 13 Who assigned him to be over the earth,
⇔ ≈ and who put the whole world under him? (JOB 34:13)

JOB 38:5 contextual word gloss=‘did_he_appoint’ word gloss=‘determined’ OSHB JOB 38:5 word 2

OET-LV: 5 Who did _he _appoint measurements _of_its if/because you _know or who did _he _stretch _out on/upon_it(f) a _measuring-line. (JOB_38:5)

OET-RV: 5 Who decided on it’s measurements, if you know?
⇔ ≈ Or who stretched out a tape measure over it? (JOB 38:5)

PSA 19:5 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_put’ word gloss=‘pitched’ OSHB PSA 19:5 word 9

OET-LV: 5  in_all the_earth/land measuring-line _of_their it _has _gone _out and_at_the _end _of the_world words/messages _of_their for_sun he _has _put a _tent in_them. (PSA_19:5)

OET-RV: 5 The sun is like a bridegroom coming out of his room.
⇔ ≈ It’s like a strong man who’s glad when he can run along his path. (PSA 19:5)

PSA 40:5 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_made’ word gloss=‘makes’ OSHB PSA 40:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5  how _blessed is_the_man who he _has _made YHWH of _confidence _of_his _object and_not he _has _turned to proud _people and_those _who_fall _away _of falsehood. (PSA_40:5)

OET-RV: 5 Yahweh my god, you’ve done many wonderful things,
⇔ and your thoughts about us can’t be numbered.
⇔ If I declared and spoke about them,
⇔ they would be too many to count. (PSA 40:5)

PSA 46:9 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_appointed’ word gloss=‘brought’ OSHB PSA 46:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9  come see the _works _of YHWH who he _has _appointed desolations on _the_earth. (PSA_46:9)

OET-RV: 9 He stops wars all over the world.
⇔ He breaks bows and cuts spears into pieces.
⇔ He incinerates the shields. (PSA 46:9)

PSA 78:5 contextual word gloss=‘he_appointed’ word gloss=‘appointed’ OSHB PSA 78:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 And_he _established a _transcript in_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_a _law he _appointed in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which he _commanded DOM ancestors _of_our to_make_them _known to_their _of_children. (PSA_78:5)

OET-RV: 5 Also he established a rule in Yakov
⇔ ≈ and appointed a law in Yisrael.
⇔ He commanded our ancestors
⇔ → that they were to teach them to their children. (PSA 78:5)

PSA 78:43 contextual word gloss=‘he_performed’ word gloss=‘performed’ OSHB PSA 78:43 word 2

OET-LV: 43 When he _performed in_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) signs _of_his and_his _of_wonders in_the _region _of Tsoˊan/(Zoan). (PSA_78:43)

OET-RV: 43 when he performed his miracles in Egypt
⇔ ≈ and his wonders in the Tsoan region. (PSA 78:43)

ISA 14:17 contextual word gloss=‘[who]_made’ word gloss=‘made’ OSHB ISA 14:17 word 1

OET-LV: 17 who_made the_world like_wilderness and_its _of_cities he _tore _down prisoners _of_his not he _opened home_to. (ISA_14:17)

OET-RV: 17 The one who turned the world into a wilderness,
⇔ and tore down its cities?
⇔ The one wouldn’t release his prisoners of war to go home? (ISA 14:17)

ISA 21:4 contextual word gloss=‘it_has_made’ word gloss=‘turned’ OSHB ISA 21:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4 heart _of_my It _has _wandered shuddering it_has _overwhelmed _me DOM the _twilight _of my _desire _of_of it _has _made to_me (into)_trembling. (ISA_21:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙ (ISA 21:4)

DAN 5:12 contextual word gloss=‘he_made’ word gloss=‘he_made’ OSHB DAN 5:12 word 19

OET-LV: 12 As_to because that a _spirit extraordinary and_understanding and_insight an _interpreter _of dreams and_declaring riddles and_untie/releaseing _of knots it _was _found in_him in_Dāniyy^ʼēl whom Oh/the_king he _made his/its_name Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar now Dāniyy^ʼēl let _him _be _summoned and_the_interpretation he _will _declare. (DAN_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 because this Daniel had an excellent spirit, knowledge, and insight for interpreting dreams, explaining riddles, and solving problems. So summon Daniel who the king named Belteshatstsar and he’ll tell you the interpretation.” (DAN 5:12)

DAN 6:14 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_set’ word gloss=‘paying_any_attention’ OSHB DAN 6:14 word 15

OET-LV: 14  in_then they _replied and_they _said before Oh/the_king that Dāniyy^ʼēl who is_one _of the _sons _of the _exile of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) not he _has _set to_you Oh/the_king discretion and_to the_prohibition which you _signed and_times three in_the_day he_is_asking his _of_petition. (DAN_6:14)

OET-RV: 14 When the king heard that, was very upset and for that entire day, he actively tried to think of a way to get Daniel out of it. (DAN 6:14)

DAN 6:15 contextual word gloss=‘he_set’ word gloss=‘set’ OSHB DAN 6:15 word 11

OET-LV: 15  then Oh/the_king as_that the_matter he _heard exceedingly it _was _displeasing to_him and_concerning Dāniyy^ʼēl he _set mind to_deliver_him and_unto the _goings _in _of the _sun he _was striving to_rescue_him. (DAN_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 However, the group of men returned to the king and said, “You know, your majesty, that it’s a law of the Medes and Persians, that no rule or law that the king establishes can be changed.” (DAN 6:15)

JOEL 1:7 contextual word gloss=‘it_has_made’ word gloss=‘laid’ OSHB JOEL 1:7 word 1

OET-LV: 7 It _has _made vine[s]_of_my into_a _waste and_my _fig _of_tree[s] into_a _stump completely _(strip _bare) it_has _stripped _it _bare and_it _has _thrown_it_away branches _of_its they _have _become _white. (JOL_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 It’s made my grapevine into a piece of rubbish
⇔ ≈ and my fig tree into splinters.
⇔ Stripping everything, it’s stripped it and thrown it away.
⇔ Its branches have become white (without the bark). (JOL 1:7)

MIC 4:14 contextual word gloss=‘someone_has_set’ word gloss=‘laid’ OSHB MIC 4:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14  now you _will _cut _yourself Oh _daughter _of troop[s] a _siege someone _has _set on_us with_rod they _will _strike on the_cheek DOM the _judge _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (MIC_4:14)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘שׂים’’ have 27 different glosses: ‘[am]_about_to_make’, ‘[am]_about_to_put’, ‘[am]_about_to_set’, ‘[who]_made’, ‘[who]_puts’, ‘[who]_puts_[it]’, ‘did_he_appoint’, ‘did_he_make’, ‘did_he_put’, ‘he_appointed’, ‘he_had_appointed’, ‘he_had_put’, ‘he_had_stationed’, ‘he_has_appointed’, ‘he_has_made’, ‘he_has_put’, ‘he_has_set’, ‘he_made’, ‘he_performed’, ‘he_put’, ‘he_set’, ‘he_set_up’, ‘it_has_made’, ‘it_set’, ‘placing’, ‘someone_has_set’, ‘someone_puts’.