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Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-there-

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 Habakkuk 1:16 word 1

כֵּן֙ken-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 2

יְזַבֵּ֣חַye.za.Be.achhe sacrifices

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 3

לְחֶרְמ֔וֹle.cher.Moto net his

Lemma: חֵ֫רֶם (che.rem) · Strong's: H2764B

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

Meaning: net

Used 9 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:26, Ezekiel 26:5, Ezekiel 26:14, Ezekiel 32:3, Ezekiel 47:10, Micah 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2764B; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 4

וִֽיקַטֵּ֖רvi.ka.Terso he may make smoke

Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpu3ms)

Meaning: to offer: offer

Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 9:25, 1 Kings 11:8, 1 Kings 12:33, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6999H; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 5

לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹle.mikh.mar.Toto fishing net his

Lemma: מִכְמֶ֫רֶת (mikh.me.ret) · Strong's: H4365A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: net

Used 2 times. Also: Habakkuk 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4365A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 6

כִּ֤יkifor

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 Habakkuk 1:16 word 7

שָׁמֵ֣ןsha.Men[is] fat

Lemma: שָׁמֵן (sha.men) · Strong's: H8082

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: rich

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 49:20, Numbers 13:20, Judges 3:29, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Nehemiah 9:25, Nehemiah 9:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8082; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 8

חֶלְק֔וֹchel.Koportion his

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) · Strong's: H2506A

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

Meaning: portion

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 31:14, Leviticus 6:17, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 31:36, Deuteronomy 10:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2506A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 9

וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹu.ma.'a.kha.Loand food his

Lemma: מַאֲכָל (ma.a.khal) · Strong's: H3978

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

Meaning: food

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:21, Genesis 40:17, Leviticus 19:23, Deuteronomy 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3978; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 10

בְּרִאָֽה\׃be.ri.'Ah[is] fat

Lemma: בָּרִיא (ba.ri) · Strong's: H1277

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: fat

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1277; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
he sacrifices	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to his dragnet	→	חֵ֫רֶם H2764B net
and burns incense	→	קָטַר H6999H to offer: offer
to his fishing net	→	מִכְמֶ֫רֶת H4365A net
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
by these things	→
his portion	→	חֵ֫לֶק H2506A portion
is sumptuous	→	שָׁמֵן H8082 rich
and his food	→	מַאֲכָל H3978 food
is rich	→	בָּרִיא H1277 fat

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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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