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Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? (KJV)
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הֲל֣וֹאha.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 2:7 word 1
פֶ֗תַעFe.ta'suddenly
Lemma: פֶּתַע (pe.ta) · Strong's: H6621
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: suddenness
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 35:22, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 29:1, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 30:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6621; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 2
יָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muwill they arise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 3
נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָno.she.Khei.kha[those who] pay interest to you
Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to bite
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Numbers 21:6, Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5391A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 4
וְיִקְצ֖וּve.yik.Tzuand may they awake?
Lemma: יָקַץ (ya.qats) · Strong's: H3364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: to awake
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 28:16, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:21, Judges 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3364; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 5
מְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָme.za'.ze.'Ei.kha[those who will] make tremble you
Lemma: זוּעַ (zu.a) · Strong's: H2111
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to tremble
Used 3 times. Also: Esther 5:9, Ecclesiastes 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2111; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 6
וְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 7
לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹתlim.shi.Sot<into> plunder<s>
Lemma: מְשִׁסָּה (me.shis.sah) · Strong's: H4933
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: plunder
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:14, Isaiah 42:22, Jeremiah 30:16, Zephaniah 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4933; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:7 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| your creditors | → | נָשַׁךְ H5391A to bite |
| suddenly | → | פֶּתַע H6621 suddenness |
| arise | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| and those who disturb you | → | זוּעַ H2111 to tremble |
| awaken | → | יָקַץ H3364 to awake |
| Then you will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| their prey | → | מְשִׁסָּה H4933 plunder |
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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