2 Samuel 23:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Is as the lightוּכְאֹ֥ור
(u·che·'o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
of the morningבֹּ֖קֶר
(bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
[when] the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁ
(sha·mesh;)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
rises,יִזְרַח־
(yiz·rach-)
2224: to rise, come fortha prim. root
A morningבֹּ֚קֶר
(bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
withoutלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
clouds,עָבֹ֔ות
(a·vo·vt,)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
[When] the tender grassדֶּ֥שֶׁא
(de·she)
1877: grassfrom dasha
[springs] out of the earth,מֵאָֽרֶץ׃
(me·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root
Through 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
sunshineמִנֹּ֥גַהּ
(min·no·gah)
5051: brightnessfrom nagah
after 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
rain.'מִמָּטָ֖ר
(mim·ma·tar)
4306: raina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he shall be as the light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
of the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
when the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
riseth
zarach  (zaw-rakh')
to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy) -- arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.
even a morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
without
lo'  (lo)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
as the tender grass
deshe'  (deh'-sheh)
a sprout; by analogy, grass -- (tender) grass, green, (tender)herb.
springing out of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
by clear shining
nogahh  (no'-gah)
brilliancy -- bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.
after rain
matar  (maw-tawr')
rain -- rain.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.'

King James Bible
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
is like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, the glisten of rain on sprouting grass."

International Standard Version
He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower.

NET Bible
is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He is like the morning light as the sun rises, like a morning without clouds, like the brightness after a rainstorm. The rain makes the grass grow from the earth.'

King James 2000 Bible
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain.
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