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And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. (KJV)
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וְהִכֵּיתִ֗יve.hi.kei.Tiand I will strike down
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 2
יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants of
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 Jeremiah 21:6 word 3
הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 Jeremiah 21:6 word 4
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 6
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Damthe humankind
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 Jeremiah 21:6 word 7
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 8
הַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.Mahthe animal[s]
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 9
בְּדֶ֥בֶרbe.De.verby a pestilence
Lemma: דֶּ֫בֶר (de.ver) · Strong's: H1698
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pestilence
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 5:3, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 9:15, Leviticus 26:25, Numbers 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1698; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 10
גָּד֖וֹלga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 11
יָמֻֽתוּ\׃ya.Mu.tuthey will die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Jeremiah 21:6 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will strike down | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| the residents | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| both man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| and beast | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| They will die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| in a terrible | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| plague | → | דֶּ֫בֶר H1698 pestilence |
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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