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Therefore thus saith the LORD , Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. (KJV)
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לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> therefore
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 6:21 word 1
כֹּ֚הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 2
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 3
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 6:21 word 4
הִנְנִ֥יhi.Nihere I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 5
נֹתֵ֛ןno.Ten[am] about to give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 7
הָעָ֥םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 8
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> this
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 6:21 word 9
מִכְשֹׁלִ֑יםmikh.sho.Limstumbling blocks
Lemma: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikh.shol) · Strong's: H4383
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: stumbling
Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 19:14, 1 Samuel 25:31, Psalms 119:165, Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 57:14, Ezekiel 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4383; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 10
וְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luand they will stumble
Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to stumble
Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 11
אָב֨וֹת'a.Votfathers
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 12
וּבָנִ֥יםu.va.Nimand sons
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 13
יַחְדָּ֛וyach.Davalike
Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: together
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 14
שָׁכֵ֥ןsha.Khena neighbor
Lemma: שָׁכֵן (sha.khen) · Strong's: H7934
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: neighboring
Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 3:22, Exodus 12:4, Deuteronomy 1:7, Ruth 4:17, Psalms 31:11, Psalms 44:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7934; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:21 word 15
וְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'Oand friend his
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 6:21 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I will lay | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| stumbling blocks | → | מִכְשׁוֹל H4383 stumbling |
| before | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| alike | → | יָחְדָּו H3162B together |
| will be staggered | → | כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble |
| friends | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| and neighbors | → | שָׁכֵן H7934 neighboring |
| will perish | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
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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