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Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. (KJV)
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הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!
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 3:8 word 1
נָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiI make
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: make
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 Ezekiel 3:8 word 3
פָּנֶ֛יךָpa.Nei.khaface your
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 4
חֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.Kimhard
Lemma: חָזָק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2389
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: strong
Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 3:19, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2389; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 5
לְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.Mat<to> corresponding to
Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: close
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 6
פְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.Hemfaces their
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 7
וְאֶֽת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
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 Ezekiel 3:8 word 8
מִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.Khaforehead your
Lemma: מֵ֫צַח (me.tsach) · Strong's: H4696
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: forehead
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 28:38, 1 Samuel 17:49, 2 Chronicles 26:19, 2 Chronicles 26:20, Isaiah 48:4, Jeremiah 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4696; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 9
חָזָ֖קcha.Zakhard
Lemma: חָזָק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2389
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 3:19, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2389; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 10
לְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.Mat<to> corresponding to
Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: close
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 11
מִצְחָֽם\׃mitz.Chamforehead their
Lemma: מֵ֫צַח (me.tsach) · Strong's: H4696
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: forehead
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 28:38, 1 Samuel 17:49, 2 Chronicles 26:19, 2 Chronicles 26:20, Isaiah 48:4, Jeremiah 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4696; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behold | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| I will make | → | נָתַן H5414I to give: make |
| your face | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| as hard | → | חָזָק H2389 strong |
| as | → | עֻמָּה H5980 close |
| their faces | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| and your forehead | → | מֵ֫צַח H4696 forehead |
| as hard | → | חָזָק H2389 strong |
| as | → | עֻמָּה H5980 close |
| their foreheads | → | מֵ֫צַח H4696 forehead |
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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