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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it , and turning it upside down. (KJV)
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וְנָטִ֣יתִיve.na.Ti.tiand I will stretch out
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 1
עַל\־'al-over
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 21:13 word 2
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 3
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 4
קָ֣וkav[the] measuring-line of
Lemma: קַו (qav) · Strong's: H6957B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: line
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 4:2, Job 38:5, Psalms 19:4, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 34:11, Isaiah 34:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6957B; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 5
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamaria
Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Samaria
Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 6
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 7
מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתmish.Ko.let[the] leveling tool of
Lemma: מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת (mish.qe.let) · Strong's: H4949
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: level
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4949; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 8
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 9
אַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvAhab
Lemma: אַחְאָב (ach.av) · Strong's: H0256G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahab
Used 91 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 10
וּמָחִ֨יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiand I will wipe clean
Lemma: מָחָה (ma.chah) · Strong's: H4229A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to wipe
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4229A; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 11
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 12
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 13
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר\־ka.'a.Sher-just as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 14
יִמְחֶ֤הyim.Chehsomeone wipes clean
Lemma: מָחָה (ma.chah) · Strong's: H4229A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to wipe
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4229A; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 15
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 16
הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ha.tza.La.chatthe bowl
Lemma: צַלַּ֫חַת (tsal.la.chat) · Strong's: H6747
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: dish
Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6747; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 17
מָחָ֔הma.Chahhe wipes [it] clean
Lemma: מָחָה (ma.chah) · Strong's: H4229A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to wipe
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4229A; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 18
וְהָפַ֖ךְve.ha.Fakhand he turns [it] over
Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to overturn
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 19
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 21:13 word 20
פָּנֶֽיהָ\׃pa.Nei.haface its
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:13 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will stretch out | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| the measuring line | → | קַו H6957B line |
| used against Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| and the plumb line | → | מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת H4949 level |
| used against the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| and I will wipe out | → | מָחָה H4229A to wipe |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| one wipes out | → | מָחָה H4229A to wipe |
| a bowl | → | צַלַּ֫חַת H6747 dish |
| wiping [it] | → | מָחָה H4229A to wipe |
| and turning [it] | → | הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn |
| upside down | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
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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