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For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. (KJV)
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וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּVai.ya.'am.duand they rose up
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to stand: rise
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 26:15, Exodus 36:20, 1 Chronicles 20:4, Ezra 9:9, Esther 4:14, Psalms 107:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 1
בְּנֵ֨יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 2
עַמּ֧וֹןa.MonAmmon
Lemma: עַמּוֹן (am.mon) · Strong's: H5983
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5983; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 3
וּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'Avand Moab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 4
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 20:23 word 5
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 6
הַר\־har-[the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 7
שֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrSeir
Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Mount) Seir
Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:2, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:5, 1 Chronicles 4:42, 2 Chronicles 20:10, 2 Chronicles 20:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8165G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 8
לְהַחֲרִ֣יםle.ha.cha.Rimto totally destroy [them]
Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to devote/destroy
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 22:20, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:2, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 9
וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.Midand to destroy [them]
Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 10
וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.Tamand just as had finished they
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to end: finish
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 11
בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.Veiwith [the] inhabitants of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 12
שֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrSeir
Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Mount) Seir
Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:2, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:5, 1 Chronicles 4:42, 2 Chronicles 20:10, 2 Chronicles 20:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8165G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 13
עָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.Ruthey helped
Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to help
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 14
אִישׁ\־'ish-each
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 15
בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huon neighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 16
לְמַשְׁחִֽית\׃le.mash.Chitto destruction
Lemma: מַשְׁחִית (mash.chit) · Strong's: H4889
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: destruction
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 12:13, 2 Kings 23:13, 2 Chronicles 22:4, Proverbs 18:9, Jeremiah 5:26, Jeremiah 51:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4889; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:23 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Ammonites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | עַמּוֹן H5983 Ammon |
| and Moabites | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| rose up | → | עָמַד H5975I to stand: rise |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the inhabitants | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Seir | → | שֵׂעִיר H8165G (Mount) Seir |
| devoting them | → | חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy |
| to destruction | → | שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy |
| And when they had finished off | → | כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish |
| the inhabitants | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Seir | → | שֵׂעִיר H8165G (Mount) Seir |
| they helped | → | עָזַר H5826 to help |
| to destroy | → | מַשְׁחִית H4889 destruction |
| one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| another | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
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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