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And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD , forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 Amos 7:2 word 1
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 2
כִּלָּה֙ki.Lahit had finished
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
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 Amos 7:2 word 3
לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlto eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 4
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 Amos 7:2 word 5
עֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sev[the] vegetation of
Lemma: עֵ֫שֶׂב (e.sev) · Strong's: H6212
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: vegetation
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6212; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 6
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe 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 Amos 7:2 word 7
וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Marand I said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
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 7:2 word 8
אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiO 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 7:2 word 9
יְהוִה֙Yah.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 7:2 word 10
סְֽלַֽח\־se.lach-forgive
Lemma: סָלַח (sa.lach) · Strong's: H5545
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to forgive
Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5545; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 11
נָ֔אNa'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 12
מִ֥יmiwho?
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 Amos 7:2 word 13
יָק֖וּםya.Kumwill he stand
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 14
יַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 15
כִּ֥יkifor
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 Amos 7:2 word 16
קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton[is] small
Lemma: קָטֹן (qa.ton) · Strong's: H6996B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: small
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 19:11, Exodus 18:22, Exodus 18:26, Deuteronomy 1:17, 1 Samuel 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996B; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 17
הֽוּא\׃Hu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Amos 7:2 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| when | → | אִם H0518A if |
| the locusts had | → | כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish |
| eaten | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| every green plant | → | עֵ֫שֶׂב H6212 vegetation |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| I said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| GOD | → | יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God |
| please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| forgive | → | סָלַח H5545 to forgive |
| How | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| will Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| survive | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is so small | → | קָטֹן H6996B small |
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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