Jeremiah 8:17 Go deeper
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For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD . (KJV)
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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 8:17 word 1
הִנְנִ֨יhi.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 8:17 word 2
מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.ach[am] about to send
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 3
נְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.Shimsnakes
Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: serpent
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 4
צִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.Nimvipers
Lemma: צִפְעוֹנִי (tsiph.o.ni) · Strong's: H6848B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: serpent
Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 23:32, Isaiah 11:8, Isaiah 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6848B; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 6
אֵין\־'ein-there 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 8:17 word 7
לָ֑חַשׁLa.chash[is] a charm
Lemma: לַ֫חַשׁ (la.chash) · Strong's: H3908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: charm
Used 5 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 10:11, Isaiah 3:3, Isaiah 3:20, Isaiah 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3908; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 8
וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.Khuand they will bite
Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpq3cp)
Meaning: to bite
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Numbers 21:6, Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5391A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 9
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 10
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:17 word 11
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.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 8:17 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I will send | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| snakes | → | נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent |
| among you | → | |
| vipers | → | צִפְעוֹנִי H6848B serpent |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| cannot | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| be charmed | → | לַ֫חַשׁ H3908 charm |
| and they will bite | → | נָשַׁךְ H5391A to bite |
| you | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| 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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