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The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. (KJV)

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עֲזֻב֖וֹתa.zu.Vot[will be] abandoned

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsfpa)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 1

עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 2

עֲרֹעֵ֑ר'a.ro.'ErAroer

Lemma: עֲרֹעֵר (a.ro.er) · Strong's: H6177G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Aroer

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 32:34, Joshua 13:25, Judges 11:33, 2 Samuel 24:5, 1 Chronicles 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6177G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 3

לַעֲדָרִ֣יםla.'a.da.Rimfor flocks

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: flock

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 4

תִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.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 17:2 word 5

וְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.Tzuand they will lie down

Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 6

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 7

מַחֲרִֽיד\׃ma.cha.Rid[will be one who] terrifies

Lemma: חָרַד (cha.rad) · Strong's: H2729

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to tremble

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:33, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:18, Leviticus 26:6, Deuteronomy 28:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2729; TAHOT Isaiah 17:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
of Aroer	→	עֲרֹעֵר H6177G Aroer
are forsaken	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
they will be left	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to the flocks	→	עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock
which will lie down	→	רָבַץ H7257 to stretch
with no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
to fear	→	חָרַד H2729 to tremble

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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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