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To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. (KJV)

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לָמָּה\־la.mah-<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 1

זֶּ֨הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 2

לְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.Nahfrankincense

Lemma: לְבֹנָה (le.vo.nah) · Strong's: H3828

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: frankincense

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:15, Leviticus 2:16, Leviticus 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3828; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 3

מִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'[which] from Sheba

Lemma: שְׁבָא (she.va) · Strong's: H7614J

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Sheba

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:10, 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7614J; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 4

תָב֔וֹאta.Vo'it comes

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 5

וְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.Nehand [the] cane

Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: branch: stem

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:22, Exodus 25:31, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 37:17, 1 Kings 14:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7070H; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 6

הַטּ֖וֹבha.Tov<the> good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 7

מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 8

מֶרְחָ֑קmer.Chakdistance

Lemma: מֶרְחָק (mer.chaq) · Strong's: H4801

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: distance

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:17, Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 25:25, Proverbs 31:14, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4801; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 9

עֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.Khemburnt offerings your

Lemma: עֹלָה (o.lah) · Strong's: H5930A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: burnt offering

Used 286 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5930A; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 10

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 11

לְרָצ֔וֹןle.ra.Tzon[are] for acceptance

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 12

וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.Khemand sacrifices your

Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077

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

Meaning: sacrifice

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 13

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 14

עָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuthey are pleasing

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rev) · Strong's: H6149

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to please

Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 104:34, Proverbs 3:24, Proverbs 13:19, Jeremiah 31:26, Ezekiel 16:37, Hosea 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6149; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:20 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

What use	→	מָה H4100 what?
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
to Me	→
is frankincense	→	לְבֹנָה H3828 frankincense
from Sheba	→	שְׁבָא H7614J Sheba
. . .	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
or sweet	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
cane	→	קָנֶה H7070H branch: stem
from a distant	→	מֶרְחָק H4801 distance
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
Your burnt offerings	→	עֹלָה H5930A burnt offering
are not acceptable	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
your sacrifices	→	זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice
do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
please	→	עָרַב H6149 to please
Me	→

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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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