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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

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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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