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For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
after he had served to serve as a rower, to minister to, serve V-APA-NMS H5256 ὑπηρετήσας hupereteo (hoop-ay-ret-eh'-o)
by the will counsel N-DFS H1012 βουλῇ boule (boo-lay')
of God, God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theos (theh'-os)
his own one's own, distinct Adj-DFS H2398 ἰδίᾳ idios (id'-ee-os)
generation race, family, generation N-DFS H1074 γενεᾷ genea (ghen-eh-ah')
fell on sleep, sleep, fall asleep, die V-AIP-3S H2837 ἐκοιμήθη koimao (koy-mah'-o)
was laid to put to, add V-AIP-3S H4369 προσετέθη prostithemi (pros-tith'-ay-mee)
unto advantageous for, at (denotes local proximity), toward (denotes motion toward a place) Prep H4314 πρὸς pros (pros)
fathers, a father N-AMP H3962 πατέρας pater (pat-ayr')
corruption: destruction, corruption N-AFS H1312 διαφθοράν diaphthora (dee-af-thor-ah')

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David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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King James Bible For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Berean Bible For indeed David, after he had having served the purpose of God in his own generation by the will of God, generation, fell on sleep, asleep and was laid unto added to his fathers, and saw corruption:decay.
Hebrew Greek English For "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation by the will of God, generation, fell on sleep, asleep, and was laid unto among his fathers, fathers and saw corruption:underwent decay;
New American Standard Bible 1995 For "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation by the will of God, generation, fell on sleep, asleep, and was laid unto among his fathers, fathers and saw corruption:underwent decay;