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Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD . (KJV)
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עַל\־'al-concerning
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 1
מָה֙mahwhat?
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 8:14 word 2
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nu[are] we
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 3
יֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.Vimsitting
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 4
הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.Fugather yourselves
Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNv2mp)
Meaning: to gather
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 5
וְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'so we may go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)
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 8:14 word 6
אֶל\־'el-into
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 8:14 word 7
עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 8
הַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.Tzar<the> fortification
Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fortification
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 9
וְנִדְּמָה\־ve.ni.de.mah-so we may perish
Lemma: דָּמַם (da.mam) · Strong's: H1826I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)
Meaning: to silence: destroyed
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:9, Jeremiah 25:37, Jeremiah 51:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1826I; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 10
שָּׁ֑םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 11
כִּי֩kifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 12
יְהוָ֨הYah.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 8:14 word 13
אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 14
הֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuhe has silenced us
Lemma: דָּמַם (da.mam) · Strong's: H1826I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to silence: destroyed
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:9, Jeremiah 25:37, Jeremiah 51:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1826I; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 15
וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuand he has given to drink us
Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to water: drink
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8248H; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 16
מֵי\־mei-water of
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 17
רֹ֔אשׁRoshpoison
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7219
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: poison
Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:16, Psalms 69:21, Jeremiah 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7219; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 18
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 19
חָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuwe have sinned
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:14 word 20
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 8:14 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Why | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| are we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| just sitting here? | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| Gather together | → | אָסַף H0622 to gather |
| let us flee | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the fortified | → | מִבְצָר H4013 fortification |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| and perish | → | דָּמַם H1826I to silence: destroyed |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has doomed us | → | דָּמַם H1826I to silence: destroyed |
| He has given us poisoned | → | רֹאשׁ H7219 poison |
| water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| to drink | → | שָׁקָה H8248H to water: drink |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| we have sinned | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| against 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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