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And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: (KJV)
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וָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.Nahand I set !
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 1
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 Daniel 9:3 word 2
פָּנַ֗יpa.Naiface my
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 Daniel 9:3 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 4
אֲדֹנָי֙'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 Daniel 9:3 word 5
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 6
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.Keshto seek
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 7
תְּפִלָּ֖הte.fi.Lahprayer
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: prayer
Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 8
וְתַחֲנוּנִ֑יםve.ta.cha.nu.Nimand supplications
Lemma: תַּחֲנוּן (ta.cha.nun) · Strong's: H8469
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: supplication
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 6:21, Job 41:3, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 28:6, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 86:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8469; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 9
בְּצ֖וֹםbe.Tzomwith fasting
Lemma: צוֹם (tsom) · Strong's: H6685
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fast
Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:16, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:12, 2 Chronicles 20:3, Ezra 8:21, Nehemiah 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6685; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 10
וְשַׂ֥קve.Sakand sackcloth
Lemma: שַׂק (saq) · Strong's: H8242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sackcloth
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:35, Leviticus 11:32, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8242; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 11
וָאֵֽפֶר\׃va.'E.ferand ash[es]
Lemma: אֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) · Strong's: H0665
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ashes
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:10, 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1, Esther 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0665; TAHOT Daniel 9:3 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So I turned my attention | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| to seek Him | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| by prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| and petition | → | תַּחֲנוּן H8469 supplication |
| with fasting | → | צוֹם H6685 fast |
| sackcloth | → | שַׂק H8242 sackcloth |
| and ashes | → | אֵ֫פֶר H0665 ashes |
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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