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And the Sabeans fell upon them , and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. (KJV)

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וַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.Poland it fell

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 1

שְׁבָא֙she.Va'Sabean[s]

Lemma: שְׁבָא (she.va) · Strong's: H7614G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Sheba

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7614G; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 2

וַתִּקָּחֵ֔םva.ti.ka.Chemand it took them

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

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 Job 1:15 word 3

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

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 Job 1:15 word 4

הַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.Rimthe servants

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 5

הִכּ֣וּhi.Kuthey struck

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 6

לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip: edge

Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 13:15, Deuteronomy 20:13, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 7

חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

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

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 8

וָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.Tahand I have escaped !

Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNw1cs)

Meaning: to escape

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 9

רַק\־rak-only

Lemma: רַק (raq) · Strong's: H7535

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: except

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7535; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 10

אֲנִ֛י'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 11

לְבַדִּ֖יle.va.Dito alone me

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: alone

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 12

לְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.Gidto tell

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Job 1:15 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

the Sabeans	→	שְׁבָא H7614G Sheba
swooped down	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
and took them away	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
They put	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
the servants	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
to the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
and I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
alone	→	בַּד H0905H alone
have escaped	→	מָלַט H4422 to escape
. . .	→	רַק H7535 except
to tell	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
you	→

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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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