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Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. (KJV)
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הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:44 word 1
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:44 word 2
הַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.Shel<the> [one who] speaks a proverb
Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4911B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to use a proverb
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 21:27, Ezekiel 12:23, Ezekiel 17:2, Ezekiel 18:2, Ezekiel 18:3, Ezekiel 20:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4911B; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:44 word 3
עָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhon you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 Ezekiel 16:44 word 4
יִמְשֹׁ֖לyim.Sholhe will speak a proverb
Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4911B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to use a proverb
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 21:27, Ezekiel 12:23, Ezekiel 17:2, Ezekiel 18:2, Ezekiel 18:3, Ezekiel 20:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4911B; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:44 word 5
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:44 word 6
כְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.Mah[is] like mother her
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:44 word 7
בִּתָּֽהּ\׃bi.Tahdaughter her
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 Ezekiel 16:44 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behold | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who speak in proverbs | → | מָשַׁל H4911B to use a proverb |
| will quote this proverb | → | מָשַׁל H4911B to use a proverb |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| about you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Like mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| like daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
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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