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I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-at

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 2:1 word 1

מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.Tipost my

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

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

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 2

אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahI will stand

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 3

וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖הve.'et.ya.tze.Vahand I will take my stand

Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVtc1cs)

Meaning: to stand

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 2:4, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 4

עַל\־'al-on

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 2:1 word 5

מָצ֑וֹרma.Tzor[the] fortification

Lemma: מָצוֹר (ma.tsor) · Strong's: H4692

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

Meaning: siege

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:19, Deuteronomy 20:20, Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:55, Deuteronomy 28:57, 2 Kings 24:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4692; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 6

וַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.Pehso I may watch

Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpu1cs)

Meaning: to watch

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 13:34, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 7

לִרְאוֹת֙lir.'Otto see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 8

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 9

יְדַבֶּר\־ye.da.ber-will he speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

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

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 10

וּמָ֥הu.Mahand what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 11

אָשִׁ֖יב'a.Shivwill I bring back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to return: reply

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 12

עַל\־'al-on

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 2:1 word 13

תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי\׃to.khach.Ticomplaint my

Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B

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

Meaning: argument

Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Job 23:4, Psalms 38:14, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:1 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

I will stand	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
my guard post	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
and station myself	→	יָצַב H3320 to stand
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the ramparts	→	מָצוֹר H4692 siege
I will watch	→	צָפָה H6822 to watch
to see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
what	→	מָה H4100 what?
He will say	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to me	→
and how	→	מָה H4100 what?
I should answer	→	שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply
when	→	עַל H5921A upon
corrected	→	תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument

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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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