Jeremiah 3:20 Go deeper
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Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD . (KJV)
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אָכֵ֛ן'a.Khennevertheless
Lemma: אָכֵן (a.khen) · Strong's: H0403
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: surely
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Exodus 2:14, 1 Samuel 15:32, 1 Kings 11:2, Job 32:8, Psalms 31:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0403; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 1
בָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.Dahshe deals treacherously
Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to act treacherously
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 2
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 3
מֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'Ahfrom companion her
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 4
כֵּ֣ןkenso
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 5
בְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.Temyou have dealt treacherously
Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)
Meaning: to act treacherously
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 6
בֵּ֥יתbeitO house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 7
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 8
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 9
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:20 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | אָכֵן H0403 surely |
| as a woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| may betray | → | בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously |
| her husband | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| so | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| you have betrayed | → | בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously |
| Me | → | |
| O house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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