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If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; (KJV)
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אִם\־'im-<if>
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 1
עַנֵּ֥ה'a.Nehcertainly [if] <to afflict>
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVpaa)
Meaning: to afflict
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 2
תְעַנֶּ֖הte.'a.Nehyou will afflict
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to afflict
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 3
אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 4
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 5
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 6
צָעֹ֤קtza.'Okcarefully <to cry out>
Lemma: צָעַק (tsa.aq) · Strong's: H6817
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to cry
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 41:55, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:15, Exodus 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6817; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 7
יִצְעַק֙yitz.'Akhe will cry out
Lemma: צָעַק (tsa.aq) · Strong's: H6817
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to cry
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 41:55, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:15, Exodus 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6817; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 8
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 9
שָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'certainly <to hear>
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 10
אֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'I will hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 11
צַעֲקָתֽוֹ\׃tza.'a.ka.Tocry of distress his
Lemma: צְעָקָה (tsa.a.qah) · Strong's: H6818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: cry
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:21, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 27:34, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 11:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6818; TAHOT Exodus 22:23 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you do mistreat them | → | עָנָה H6031B to afflict |
| . . . | → | עָנָה H6031B to afflict |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518A if |
| [and] they cry out | → | צָעַק H6817 to cry |
| to Me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| in distress | → | צָעַק H6817 to cry |
| I will surely hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| . . . | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| their cry | → | צְעָקָה H6818 cry |
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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