Deuteronomy 28:37 Go deeper
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And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. (KJV)
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וְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
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 Deuteronomy 28:37 word 1
לְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.Mah<into> a horror
Lemma: שַׁמָּה (sham.mah) · Strong's: H8047H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: horror: appalled
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 29:8, Jeremiah 5:30, Jeremiah 8:21, Jeremiah 18:16, Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8047H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 2
לְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.Shal<into> a byword
Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: proverb
Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 3
וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.Nahand <into> a taunt
Lemma: שְׁנִינָה (she.ni.nah) · Strong's: H8148
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: taunt
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20, Jeremiah 24:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8148; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 4
בְּכֹל֙be.Kholamong all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 5
הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 6
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-where
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 Deuteronomy 28:37 word 7
יְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.Khahe will drive away you
Lemma: נָהַג (na.hag) · Strong's: H5090A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to lead
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 31:18, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 14:25, Deuteronomy 4:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5090A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 8
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 9
שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere towards
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:37 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an object of horror | → | שַׁמָּה H8047H horror: appalled |
| scorn | → | מָשָׁל H4912 proverb |
| and ridicule | → | שְׁנִינָה H8148 taunt |
| among all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the nations | → | עַם H5971A people |
| to which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| will drive you | → | נָהַג H5090A to lead |
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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