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As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. (KJV)
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כְּשָׁמִ֛ירke.sha.Mirlike diamond
Lemma: שָׁמִיר (sha.mir) · Strong's: H8068
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thorn
Used 11 times. Also: Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 10:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8068; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 1
חָזָ֥קcha.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 3:9 word 2
מִצֹּ֖רmi.Tzormore than flint
Lemma: צֹר (tsor) · Strong's: H6864
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flint
Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6864; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 3
נָתַ֣תִּיna.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 3:9 word 4
מִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.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 3:9 word 5
לֹֽא\־lo'-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 Ezekiel 3:9 word 6
תִירָ֤אti.Ra'you must fear
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 7
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 3:9 word 8
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 Ezekiel 3:9 word 9
תֵחַ֣תte.Chatyou must be dismayed
Lemma: חָתַת (cha.tat) · Strong's: H2865
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNi2ms)
Meaning: to to be dismayed
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:25, 1 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2865; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 10
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.Hemfrom faces 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 3:9 word 11
כִּ֛יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 12
בֵּֽית\־beit-[are] a house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 13
מְרִ֖יme.Rirebellion
Lemma: מְרִי (me.ri) · Strong's: H4805H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rebellion
Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 17:10, Deuteronomy 31:27, 1 Samuel 15:23, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 23:2, Proverbs 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4805H; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 14
הֵֽמָּה\׃\ \פHe.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will make | → | נָתַן H5414I to give: make |
| your forehead | → | מֵ֫צַח H4696 forehead |
| like a diamond | → | שָׁמִיר H8068 thorn |
| harder | → | חָזָק H2389 strong |
| than flint | → | צֹר H6864 flint |
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be afraid | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| of them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| [or] | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| dismayed | → | חָתַת H2865 to to be dismayed |
| at their presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| even though | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are a rebellious | → | מְרִי H4805H rebellion |
| house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
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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