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Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD , till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. (KJV)
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תִּפֹּ֨לti.Polit has fallen
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 1
עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.Hemon them
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 Exodus 15:16 word 2
אֵימָ֙תָה֙'ei.Ma.tahterror
Lemma: אֵימָה (e.mah) · Strong's: H0367
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: terror
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Exodus 23:27, Deuteronomy 32:25, Joshua 2:9, Ezra 3:3, Job 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0367; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 3
וָפַ֔חַדva.Fa.chadand dread
Lemma: פַּ֫חַד (pa.chad) · Strong's: H6343
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dread
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Genesis 31:53, Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 28:67, 1 Samuel 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6343; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 4
בִּגְדֹ֥לbig.Dolon [the] greatness of
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 5
זְרוֹעֲךָ֖ze.ro.'a.Khastrength your
Lemma: זְרוֹעַ (ze.ro.a) · Strong's: H2220
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: arm
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 6:6, Numbers 6:19, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2220; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 6
יִדְּמ֣וּyi.de.Muthey have become still
Lemma: דָּמַם (da.mam) · Strong's: H1826A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to silence: stationary
Used 9 times. Also: Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, 1 Samuel 14:9, Job 30:27, Psalms 35:15, Psalms 37:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1826A; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 7
כָּאָ֑בֶןka.'A.venlike <the> 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 Exodus 15:16 word 8
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 9
יַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.Vorit has passed by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 10
עַמְּךָ֙'a.me.Khapeople your
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Exodus 15:16 word 11
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehO Yahweh
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 Exodus 15:16 word 12
עַֽד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 13
יַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.Vorit has passed by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 14
עַם\־'am-[the] people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Exodus 15:16 word 15
ז֥וּzuwhich
Lemma: זוּ (zu) · Strong's: H2098
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: this
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 15:13, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 12:7, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 31:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2098; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 16
קָנִֽיתָ\׃ka.Ni.tayou have bought
Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to buy
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Exodus 15:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and terror | → | אֵימָה H0367 terror |
| and dread | → | פַּ֫חַד H6343 dread |
| will fall | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| on them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| By the power | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| of Your arm | → | זְרוֹעַ H2220 arm |
| they will be as still | → | דָּמַם H1826A to silence: stationary |
| as a stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Your people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| pass by | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| You have bought | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| pass by | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
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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