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How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? (KJV)
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עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 1
מָתַ֖יma.Taiwhen?
Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 2
אֶרְאֶה\־'er.'eh-will I see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 3
נֵּ֑סNesa standard
Lemma: נֵס (nes) · Strong's: H5251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ensign
Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Numbers 26:10, Psalms 60:4, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5251H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 4
אֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'Ahwill I hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 5
ק֥וֹלKol[the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 6
שׁוֹפָֽר\׃\ \סsho.Fara trumpet
Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: trumpet
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| How long | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | מָתַי H4970 how |
| must I see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the signal flag | → | נֵס H5251H ensign |
| and hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| the sound | → | קוֹל H6963H voice: sound |
| of the horn | → | שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet |
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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