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Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. (KJV)
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עֲלִ֤י'a.Ligo up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 1
גִלְעָד֙gil.'AdGilead
Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gilead
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Genesis 37:25, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568G; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 2
וּקְחִ֣יu.ke.Chiand acquire
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 3
צֳרִ֔יtzo.Ribalm
Lemma: צֳרִי (tse.ri) · Strong's: H6875
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: balsam
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 43:11, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 51:8, Ezekiel 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6875; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 4
בְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatO virgin of
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 5
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 6
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 7
לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'for <the> vanity
Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vanity: vain
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 8
רְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otremedies
Lemma: רְפֻאָה (re.phu.ah) · Strong's: H7499
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: remedy
Used 3 times. Also: Jeremiah 30:13, Ezekiel 30:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7499; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 9
תְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.Lah[is] healing
Lemma: תְּעָלָה (te.a.lah) · Strong's: H8585B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: healing
Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 30:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8585B; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 10
אֵ֥ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Jeremiah 46:11 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Go up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to Gilead | → | גִּלְעָד H1568G Gilead |
| [for] | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| balm | → | צֳרִי H6875 balsam |
| O Virgin | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| Daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| In vain | → | שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain |
| you try many | → | H7235 |
| remedies | → | רְפֻאָה H7499 remedy |
| [but] for you | → | |
| there is no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| healing | → | תְּעָלָה H8585B healing |
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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