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But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. (KJV)
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וְלֶאֱלֹ֙הַּ֙ve.le.'e.Lo.ahand <to> a god of
Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: god
Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 1
מָֽעֻזִּ֔יםma.'u.Zimstrongholds
Lemma: מָעוֹז (ma.oz) · Strong's: H4581
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: security
Used 35 times. Also: Judges 6:26, 2 Samuel 22:33, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4581; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 2
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 Daniel 11:38 word 3
כַּנּ֖וֹka.Noplace its
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: stand
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 40:13, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 30:18, Exodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3653; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 4
יְכַבֵּ֑דye.kha.Bedhe will honor
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to honor: honour
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 5
וְלֶאֱל֜וֹהַּve.le.'e.Lo.ahand <to> a god
Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: god
Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'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 Daniel 11:38 word 7
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 8
יְדָעֻ֣הוּye.da.'U.huthey knew it
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 9
אֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.Tavancestors his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 10
יְכַבֵּ֛דye.kha.Bedhe will honor
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to honor: honour
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 11
בְּזָהָ֥בbe.za.Havwith gold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 12
וּבְכֶ֛סֶףuv.Khe.sefand with silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 13
וּבְאֶ֥בֶןuv.'E.venand with stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 14
יְקָרָ֖הye.ka.Rahcostly
Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: precious
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 15
וּבַחֲמֻדֽוֹת\׃u.va.cha.mu.Dotand with precious things
Lemma: חֲמוּדָה (cha.mu.dah) · Strong's: H2530B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: precious thing
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 20:25, Ezra 8:27, Daniel 11:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2530B; TAHOT Daniel 11:38 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their place | → | כֵּן H3653 stand |
| he will honor | → | כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour |
| a god | → | אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god |
| of fortresses | → | מָעוֹז H4581 security |
| a god | → | אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god |
| his fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| with gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| precious | → | יָקָר H3368 precious |
| stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| and riches | → | H2532 |
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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