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Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! (KJV)
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הֲלוֹא\־ha.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 Habakkuk 2:6 word 1
אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehthese [nations]
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 2
כֻלָּ֗םkhu.Lamall of them
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 3
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon him
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 2:6 word 4
מָשָׁ֣לma.Shala saying
Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: proverb
Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 5
יִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uwill they lift up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to lift: loud
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 6
וּמְלִיצָ֖הu.me.li.Tzahand a mocking song
Lemma: מְלִיצָה (me.li.tsah) · Strong's: H4426
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mockery
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4426; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 7
חִיד֣וֹתchi.Dotriddles
Lemma: חִידָה (chi.dah) · Strong's: H2420
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: riddle
Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 12:8, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, Judges 14:14, Judges 14:15, Judges 14:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2420; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 8
וְיֹאמַ֗רve.yo.Marso may someone say?
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
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 Habakkuk 2:6 word 9
ה֚וֹיHowoe to!
Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 10
הַמַּרְבֶּ֣הha.mar.Behthe [one who] increases
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
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 Habakkuk 2:6 word 11
לֹּא\־lo'-[that which] 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 Habakkuk 2:6 word 12
עַד\־'ad-until
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 Habakkuk 2:6 word 13
מָתַ֕יma.Taiwhen?
Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 14
וּמַכְבִּ֥ידu.makh.Bidand [one who] makes heavy
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to honor: heavy
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 18:20, Exodus 5:9, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32, Exodus 9:7, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513H; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 15
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon himself
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 2:6 word 16
עַבְטִֽיט\׃'av.Titpledge[s]
Lemma: עַבְטִיט (av.tit) · Strong's: H5671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: debt
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5671; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| of these | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| take up | → | נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud |
| a taunt | → | מָשָׁל H4912 proverb |
| against him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| speaking | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| with mockery | → | מְלִיצָה H4426 mockery |
| and derision | → | חִידָה H2420 riddle |
| Woe | → | הוֹי H1945 woe! |
| to him who amasses | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| what is not his | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| and makes himself rich | → | כָּבֵד H3513H to honor: heavy |
| with many loans | → | עַבְטִיט H5671 debt |
| How | → | עַד H5704 till |
| long will this go on | → | מָתַי H4970 how |
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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