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Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? (KJV)

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אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.tayou have said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

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 Kings 18:20 word 1

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 2

דְּבַר\־de.var-a word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 3

שְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimlips

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: lip: words

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 4:24, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 4

עֵצָ֥ה'e.Tzahcounsel

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 5

וּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.Rahand strength

Lemma: גְּבוּרָה (ge.vu.rah) · Strong's: H1369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: might

Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 32:18, Deuteronomy 3:24, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:21, 1 Kings 15:23, 1 Kings 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1369; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 6

לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> war

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 7

עַתָּה֙'a.Tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 8

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 Kings 18:20 word 9

מִ֣יmiwhom?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 10

בָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.tado you rely

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 11

כִּ֥יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 12

מָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.tayou have rebelled

Lemma: מָרַד (ma.rad) · Strong's: H4775

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to rebel

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Numbers 14:9, Joshua 22:16, Joshua 22:18, Joshua 22:19, Joshua 22:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4775; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:20 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You claim	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
[to have] a strategy	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
and strength	→	גְּבוּרָה H1369 might
for war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
but	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
[these are] empty	→	שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words
words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
In	→	עַל H5921A upon
whom	→	מִי H4310 who?
are you now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
trusting	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
you have rebelled	→	מָרַד H4775 to rebel
against me	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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