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Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. (KJV)
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כִּֽיkifor
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 2:8 word 1
אַתָּ֤ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 2
שַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙sha.Lo.tayou have plundered
Lemma: שָׁלַל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7997B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to loot
Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 76:5, Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 59:15, Jeremiah 50:10, Ezekiel 26:12, Ezekiel 29:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7997B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 3
גּוֹיִ֣םgo.Yimnations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 4
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 5
יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָye.sha.Lu.khathey will plunder you
Lemma: שָׁלַל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7997B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to loot
Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 76:5, Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 59:15, Jeremiah 50:10, Ezekiel 26:12, Ezekiel 29:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7997B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 6
כָּל\־kol-all
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 2:8 word 7
יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] rest of
Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 8
עַמִּ֑ים'a.Mim[the] peoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 9
מִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.Meifrom [the] blood<s> of
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 10
אָדָם֙'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 11
וַחֲמַס\־va.cha.mas-and [the] violence of
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 12
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 13
קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yah[the] town
Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: town
Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 14
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 2:8 word 15
יֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.vei[those who] dwell
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| have plundered | → | שָׁלַל H7997B to loot |
| many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| the remnant | → | יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| will plunder you | → | שָׁלַל H7997B to loot |
| because of your bloodshed | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| against man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| and your violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| against the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| the city | → | קִרְיָה H7151 town |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| their dwellers | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| . . . | → |
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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