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And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. (KJV)
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וַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.Sherand that
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 Exodus 21:13 word 1
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 2
צָדָ֔הtza.Dahhe was lying in wait
Lemma: צָדָה (tsa.dah) · Strong's: H6658A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to ambush
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6658A; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 3
וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.Himand <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 Exodus 21:13 word 4
אִנָּ֣ה'i.Nahhe allowed to happen
Lemma: אָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H0579
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to meet
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 5:7, Psalms 91:10, Proverbs 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0579; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 5
לְיָד֑וֹle.ya.Doto hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 6
וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.Tiand I will designate
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to set: appoint
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 5:14, Numbers 4:19, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760L; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 7
מָק֔וֹםma.Koma place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhere
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 Exodus 21:13 word 9
יָנ֖וּסya.Nushe will flee
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Exodus 21:13 word 10
שָֽׁמָּה\׃\ \סSha.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 Exodus 21:13 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If, however | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| lie in wait | → | צָדָה H6658A to ambush |
| but God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| allowed it to happen | → | אָנָה H0579 to meet |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| then I will appoint | → | שׂוּם H7760L to set: appoint |
| for you | → | |
| a place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| where | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he may flee | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| . . . | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
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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