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Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD , he delivered them into thine hand. (KJV)
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הֲלֹ֧אha.Lo'¿ not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 1
הַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.Shimthe Cushites
Lemma: כּוּשִׁי (ku.shi) · Strong's: H3569G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Ethiopian
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 12:1, 2 Samuel 18:21, 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Samuel 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3569G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 2
וְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.Vimand the Libyans
Lemma: לוּב (lu.vi) · Strong's: H3864
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Libyan
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 12:3, Daniel 11:43, Nahum 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3864; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 3
הָי֨וּha.Yuwere they
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 4
לְחַ֧יִל\׀le.Cha.yil<to> an army
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strength: soldiers
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 5
לָרֹ֛בla.Rofor multitude
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 6
לְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khev<to> chariotry
Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: chariot
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 7
וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.Shimand <to> horsemen
Lemma: פָּרָשׁ (pa.rash) · Strong's: H6571B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: horseman
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6571B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 8
לְהַרְבֵּ֣הle.har.Behto abundance
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 9
מְאֹ֑דme.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 10
וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.Khaand because depending you
Lemma: שָׁעַן (sha.an) · Strong's: H8172
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to lean
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Numbers 21:15, Judges 16:26, 2 Samuel 1:6, 2 Kings 5:18, 2 Kings 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8172; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 11
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 12
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 13
נְתָנָ֥םne.ta.Namhe gave them
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 14
בְּיָדֶֽךָ\׃be.ya.De.khain hand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the Cushites | → | כּוּשִׁי H3569G Ethiopian |
| and Libyans | → | לוּב H3864 Libyan |
| a vast | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| army | → | חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers |
| with many | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| . . . | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| chariots | → | רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot |
| and horsemen | → | פָּרָשׁ H6571B horseman |
| Yet because you relied | → | שָׁעַן H8172 to lean |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| He delivered them | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| into your hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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