Deuteronomy 28:43 Go deeper
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The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. (KJV)
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הַגֵּר֙ha.Gerthe sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 1
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho
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 28:43 word 2
בְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.Cha[is] in midst your
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 3
יַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.Lehhe will go up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 4
עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaabove you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 Deuteronomy 28:43 word 5
מַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahup -wards
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 6
מָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahup -wards
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 7
וְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 8
תֵרֵ֖דte.Redyou will go down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 9
מַ֥טָּהMa.tahdownwards
Lemma: מַ֫טָּה (mat.tah) · Strong's: H4295
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: beneath
Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 26:24, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 36:29, Exodus 38:4, Exodus 39:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4295; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 10
מָּֽטָּה\׃Ma.tahdownwards
Lemma: מַ֫טָּה (mat.tah) · Strong's: H4295
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: beneath
Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 26:24, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 36:29, Exodus 38:4, Exodus 39:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4295; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:43 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The foreigner living | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| among you | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| will rise | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| higher | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| and higher | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| above you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| while you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| sink down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| lower | → | מַ֫טָּה H4295 beneath |
| and lower | → | מַ֫טָּה H4295 beneath |
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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