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And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. (KJV)
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וָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.Rahand I said !
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
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 Ezra 9:6 word 1
אֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiO God my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 2
בֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiI am ashamed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 3
וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiand I am humiliated
Lemma: כָּלַם (ka.lam) · Strong's: H3637
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNp1cs)
Meaning: be humiliated
Used 38 times. Also: Numbers 12:14, Judges 18:7, Ruth 2:15, 1 Samuel 20:34, 1 Samuel 25:7, 1 Samuel 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3637; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 4
לְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.Rimto lift up
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 5
אֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiO God my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 6
פָּנַ֖יpa.Naiface my
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 Ezra 9:6 word 7
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 8
כִּ֣יkifor
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 Ezra 9:6 word 9
עֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuiniquities our
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 10
רָבוּ֙ra.Vuthey have increased
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 11
לְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lah<to> upwards <towards>
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 12
רֹּ֔אשׁRosha head
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 9:6 word 13
וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּve.'ash.ma.Te.nuand guilt our
Lemma: אַשְׁמָה (ash.mah) · Strong's: H0819
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: guiltiness
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 6:7, Leviticus 22:16, 1 Chronicles 21:3, 2 Chronicles 24:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0819; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 14
גָדְלָ֖הga.de.Lahit is great
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 15
עַ֥ד'adto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 16
לַשָּׁמָֽיִם\׃la.sha.Ma.yim<to> the heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Ezra 9:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| O my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| I am ashamed | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| and embarrassed | → | כָּלַם H3637 be humiliated |
| to lift up | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| my face | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| to You | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| our iniquities | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
| are higher than | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| . . . | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| our heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| and our guilt | → | אַשְׁמָה H0819 guiltiness |
| has reached | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
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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