Deuteronomy 28:53 Go deeper
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And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: (KJV)
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וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.Taand you will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
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 Deuteronomy 28:53 word 1
פְרִֽי\־fe.ri-[the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 2
בִטְנְךָ֗vit.ne.Khawomb your
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: belly: womb
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 25:24, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 38:27, Numbers 5:22, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 3
בְּשַׂ֤רbe.Sar[the] flesh of
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 4
בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khasons your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 5
וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaand daughters your
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom
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 28:53 word 7
נָֽתַן\־na.tan-he has given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 8
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 28:53 word 9
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Deuteronomy 28:53 word 10
בְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrin [the] siege
Lemma: מָצוֹר (ma.tsor) · Strong's: H4692
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: siege
Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:19, Deuteronomy 20:20, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, 2 Kings 24:10, 2 Kings 25:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4692; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 11
וּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.Tzokand in [the] distress
Lemma: מָצוֹק (ma.tsoq) · Strong's: H4689
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, 1 Samuel 22:2, Psalms 119:143, Jeremiah 19:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4689; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 12
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 28:53 word 13
יָצִ֥יקya.Tzikhe will bring distress
Lemma: צוּק (tsuq) · Strong's: H6693
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to press
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 14:17, Judges 16:16, Job 32:18, Isaiah 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6693; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 14
אֹיְבֶֽךָ\׃'o.ye.Ve.khaenemy your
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:53 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then you will eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| of your womb | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990H belly: womb |
| the flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| of the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| in the siege | → | מָצוֹר H4692 siege |
| and distress | → | מָצוֹק H4689 distress |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| your enemy | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| will inflict | → | צוּק H6693 to press |
| on you | → |
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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