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For it shall be, that , as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. (KJV)

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וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

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 Isaiah 16:2 word 1

כְעוֹף\־khe.'of-like a bird

Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775

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

Meaning: bird

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 2

נוֹדֵ֖דno.Dedfluttering

Lemma: נָדַד (na.dad) · Strong's: H5074

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to wander

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, 2 Samuel 23:6, Esther 6:1, Job 15:23, Job 18:18, Job 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5074; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 3

קֵ֣ןkena nest

Lemma: קֵן (qen) · Strong's: H7064

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

Meaning: nest

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 29:18, Job 39:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7064; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 4

מְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.Lachsent away

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 5

תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahthey will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

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 Isaiah 16:2 word 6

בְּנ֣וֹתbe.Not[the] daughters of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 7

מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoab

Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Moab

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 8

מַעְבָּרֹ֖תma'.ba.Rot[the] fords

Lemma: מַעֲבָרָה (ma.a.va.rah) · Strong's: H4569B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: ford

Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 2:7, Judges 3:28, Judges 12:5, Judges 12:6, 1 Samuel 14:4, Isaiah 10:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4569B; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 9

לְאַרְנֽוֹן\׃le.'ar.Nonof Arnon

Lemma: אַרְנוֹן (ar.non) · Strong's: H0769

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Arnon

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:24, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 22:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0769; TAHOT Isaiah 16:2 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Like fluttering birds	→	עוֹף H5775 bird
. . .	→	נָדַד H5074 to wander
pushed	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
out of the nest	→	קֵן H7064 nest
so are	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the daughters	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of Moab	→	מוֹאָב H4124G Moab
at the fords	→	מַעֲבָרָה H4569B ford
of the Arnon	→	אַרְנוֹן H0769 Arnon

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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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