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And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'and he called out

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to call: call out

Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 1

אַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.Yeha lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

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 Isaiah 21:8 word 3

מִצְפֶּ֣ה\׀mitz.Peha watchtower

Lemma: מִצְפֶּה (mits.peh) · Strong's: H4707

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

Meaning: lookout

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 20:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4707; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 4

אֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 5

אָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 6

עֹמֵ֤ד'o.Med[am] standing

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

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

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 7

תָּמִיד֙ta.Midcontinually

Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548

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

Meaning: continually

Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 8

יוֹמָ֔םyo.Mamby day

Lemma: יוֹמָם (yo.mam) · Strong's: H3119

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: by day

Used 50 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 40:38, Leviticus 8:35, Numbers 9:21, Numbers 10:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3119; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 9

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and at

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 Isaiah 21:8 word 10

מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.Tipost my

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 11

אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 12

נִצָּ֖בni.Tzav[am] stationed

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 13

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 Isaiah 21:8 word 14

הַלֵּילֽוֹת\׃ha.lei.Lotthe nights

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Isaiah 21:8 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the lookout	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
shouted	→	קָרָא H7121I to call: call out
Day	→	תָּמִיד H8548 continually
after day	→	יוֹמָם H3119 by day
my lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
stand	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the watchtower	→	מִצְפֶּה H4707 lookout
night after	→	כֹּל H3605 all
night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
stay	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
my post	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge

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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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