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And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. (KJV)
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וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.Tiand I will spread
Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to spread
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 1
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavover him
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 17:20 word 2
רִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.Tinet my
Lemma: רֶ֫שֶׁת (re.shet) · Strong's: H7568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: net
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 27:4, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 38:4, Job 18:8, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7568; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 3
וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.Pasand he will be caught
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 4
בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.Tiin hunting net my
Lemma: מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) · Strong's: H4686A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: net
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 66:11, Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 13:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4686A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 5
וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּva.ha.vi.'o.Ti.huand I will bring him
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 6
בָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahBabylon towards
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 7
וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.Tiand I will enter into judgment
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNq1cs)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 8
אִתּוֹ֙'i.Towith him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 9
שָׁ֔םShamthere
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 Ezekiel 17:20 word 10
מַעֲל֖וֹma.'a.Lounfaithfulness his
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4604
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: unfaithfulness
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:6, Numbers 5:12, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4604; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 Ezekiel 17:20 word 12
מָֽעַל\־ma.'al-he has acted unfaithfully
Lemma: מָעַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4603
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: be unfaithful
Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:6, Numbers 5:12, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4603; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:20 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will spread | → | פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread |
| My net | → | רֶ֫שֶׁת H7568 net |
| over him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and catch him | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
| in My snare | → | מְצוּדָה H4686A net |
| I will bring him | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| to Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| and execute judgment | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| upon him | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| for the treason | → | מָעַל H4603 be unfaithful |
| he committed | → | מַ֫עַל H4604 unfaithfulness |
| against Me | → |
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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