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And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. (KJV)

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וְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varand it will pass

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

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

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 1

נִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.Shehhard pressed

Lemma: קָשָׁה (qa.shah) · Strong's: H7185

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

Meaning: to harden

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:17, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 7:3, Exodus 13:15, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7185; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 2

וְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'Evand hungry

Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7457

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: hungry

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 17:29, 2 Kings 7:12, Job 5:5, Job 18:12, Job 22:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7457; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 3

וְהָיָ֨הve.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 8:21 word 4

כִֽי\־khi-that

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 Isaiah 8:21 word 5

יִרְעַ֜בyir.'Avit will be hungry

Lemma: רָעֵב (ra.ev) · Strong's: H7456

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be hungry

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:55, Deuteronomy 8:3, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 50:12, Proverbs 6:30, Proverbs 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7456; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 6

וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.Tzafand it will be enraged

Lemma: קָצַף (qa.tsaph) · Strong's: H7107

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtq3ms)

Meaning: be angry

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 40:2, Genesis 41:10, Exodus 16:20, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:16, Numbers 16:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7107; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 7

וְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.Leland it will curse

Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to lighten

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 8

בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.Ko<in> king its

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 9

וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.Havand <in> God its

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 10

וּפָנָ֥הu.fa.Nahand it will turn

Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G

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

Meaning: to turn

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 11

לְמָֽעְלָה\׃le.Ma.'e.lah<to> upwards <towards>

Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: above

Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Isaiah 8:21 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

They will roam the land	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
dejected	→	קָשָׁה H7185 to harden
and hungry	→	רָעֵב H7457 hungry
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
When	→	כִּי H3588A for
they are famished	→	רָעֵב H7456 be hungry
they will become enraged	→	קָצַף H7107 be angry
and looking	→	פָּנָה H6437G to turn
upward	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
they will curse	→	קָלַל H7043 to lighten
their king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
and their God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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