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And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house? (KJV)
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וְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitand the house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 1
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 2
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 3
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 7:21 word 4
עֶלְי֔וֹןel.Yonmost high
Lemma: עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) · Strong's: H5945A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: high
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 40:17, Deuteronomy 26:19, Deuteronomy 28:1, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 15:35, 2 Kings 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5945A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 5
לְכָל\־le.kholto every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 6
עֹבֵ֥ר'o.Ver[one who] passes by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 7
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavat it
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 7:21 word 8
יִשֹּׁ֑םyi.Shomhe will be appalled
Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: be desolate: appalled
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 26:32, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Kings 9:8, Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:4, Job 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8074H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 9
וְאָמַ֗רve.'a.Marand he will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 10
בַּמֶּ֨הba.Meh<in> how?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 11
עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahdid he do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 12
יְהוָה֙Yah.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 7:21 word 13
כָּ֔כָהKa.khahthus
Lemma: כָּ֫כָה (ka.khah) · Strong's: H3602
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 29:35, Numbers 8:26, Numbers 11:15, Numbers 15:11, Numbers 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3602; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 14
לָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzto the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 15
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 16
וְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitand to the house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 17
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:21 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And [when] this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| has become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a heap of rubble | → | עֶלְיוֹן H5945A high |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who pass | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| by it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| will be appalled | → | שָׁמֵם H8074H be desolate: appalled |
| and say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| has the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| such a thing | → | כָּ֫כָה H3602 thus |
| to this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and to this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
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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