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And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD . (KJV)
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וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 1
יוֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shevinhabitant[s]
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 Amos 1:8 word 2
מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.Dodfrom Ashdod
Lemma: אַשְׁדּוֹד (ash.dod) · Strong's: H0795
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ashdod
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 11:22, Joshua 15:46, Joshua 15:47, 1 Samuel 5:1, 1 Samuel 5:5, 1 Samuel 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0795; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 3
וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.Mekhand a holder of
Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to grasp
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 4
שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.veta scepter
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tribe: staff
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 5
מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.Lonfrom Ashkelon
Lemma: אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ash.qe.lon) · Strong's: H0831
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ashkelon
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 1:18, Judges 14:19, 1 Samuel 6:17, 2 Samuel 1:20, Jeremiah 25:20, Jeremiah 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0831; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 6
וַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiand I will turn
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to return: turn back
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 7
יָדִ֜יya.Dihand my
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 Amos 1:8 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 Amos 1:8 word 9
עֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonEkron
Lemma: עֶקְרוֹן (eq.ron) · Strong's: H6138
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ekron
Used 22 times. Also: Joshua 13:3, Joshua 15:11, Joshua 15:45, Joshua 15:46, Joshua 19:43, Judges 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6138; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 10
וְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.Duand they will perish
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 11
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant of
Lemma: שְׁאֵרִית (she.e.rit) · Strong's: H7611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:31, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 4:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7611; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 12
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 13
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 Amos 1:8 word 14
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 15
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: YHWH/God
Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Amos 1:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| the ruler | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Ashdod | → | אַשְׁדּוֹד H0795 Ashdod |
| and the one who wields | → | תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp |
| the scepter | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff |
| in Ashkelon | → | אַשְׁקְלוֹן H0831 Ashkelon |
| I will turn | → | שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back |
| My hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Ekron | → | עֶקְרוֹן H6138 Ekron |
| and the remnant | → | שְׁאֵרִית H7611 remnant |
| of the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| will perish | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| GOD | → | יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God |
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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