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And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. (KJV)

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וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'Iand just as heard I

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 Ezra 9:3 word 1

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 Ezra 9:3 word 2

הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 3

הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 4

קָרַ֥עְתִּיka.Ra'.tiI tore

Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to tear

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 5

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 Ezra 9:3 word 6

בִּגְדִ֖יbig.Digarment my

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 7

וּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.Liand robe my

Lemma: מְעִיל (me.il) · Strong's: H4598

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: robe

Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4598; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 8

וָאֶמְרְטָ֞הva.'em.re.Tahand I pulled out !

Lemma: מָרַט (ma.rat) · Strong's: H4803

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 13:40, Leviticus 13:41, 1 Kings 7:45, Nehemiah 13:25, Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4803; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 9

מִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'Arsome of [the] hair of

Lemma: שֵׂעָר (se.ar) · Strong's: H8181

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: hair

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8181; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 10

רֹאשִׁי֙ro.Shihead my

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 11

וּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.Niand beard my

Lemma: זָקָן (za.qan) · Strong's: H2206

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: beard

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 19:27, Leviticus 21:5, 1 Samuel 17:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2206; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 12

וָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.Vahand I sat down !

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 13

מְשׁוֹמֵֽם\׃me.sho.Memappalled

Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: be desolate: appalled

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 26:32, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21, Ezra 9:4, Job 17:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8074H; TAHOT Ezra 9:3 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When I heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
report	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
I tore	→	קָרַע H7167 to tear
my tunic	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
and cloak	→	מְעִיל H4598 robe
pulled out	→	מָרַט H4803 to smooth
some hair	→	שֵׂעָר H8181 hair
from my head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
and beard	→	זָקָן H2206 beard
and sat down	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in horror	→	שָׁמֵם H8074H be desolate: appalled

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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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