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That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. (KJV)
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יֶ֤תֶרYe.ter[the] remainder of
Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 1
הַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.Zamthe locust[s]
Lemma: גָּזָם (ga.zam) · Strong's: H1501
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: locust
Used 3 times. Also: Joel 2:25, Amos 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1501; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 2
אָכַ֣ל'a.Khalit has eaten
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 3
הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.Behthe locust[s]
Lemma: אַרְבֶּה (ar.beh) · Strong's: H0697
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: locust
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:12, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Leviticus 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0697; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 4
וְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terand [the] remainder of
Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 5
הָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.Behthe locust[s]
Lemma: אַרְבֶּה (ar.beh) · Strong's: H0697
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: locust
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:12, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Leviticus 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0697; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 6
אָכַ֣ל'a.Khalit has eaten
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 7
הַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekthe locust[s]
Lemma: יֶ֫לֶק (ye.leq) · Strong's: H3218
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: locust
Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 105:34, Jeremiah 51:14, Jeremiah 51:27, Joel 2:25, Nahum 3:15, Nahum 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3218; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 8
וְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terand [the] remainder of
Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 9
הַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekthe locust[s]
Lemma: יֶ֫לֶק (ye.leq) · Strong's: H3218
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: locust
Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 105:34, Jeremiah 51:14, Jeremiah 51:27, Joel 2:25, Nahum 3:15, Nahum 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3218; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 10
אָכַ֖ל'a.Khalit has eaten
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 11
הֶחָסִֽיל\׃he.cha.Silthe locust[s]
Lemma: חָסִיל (cha.sil) · Strong's: H2625
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: locust
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28, Psalms 78:46, Isaiah 33:4, Joel 2:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2625; TAHOT Joel 1:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| What the devouring locust | → | גָּזָם H1501 locust |
| has left | → | יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder |
| the swarming locust | → | אַרְבֶּה H0697 locust |
| has eaten | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| what the swarming locust | → | אַרְבֶּה H0697 locust |
| has left | → | יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder |
| the young locust | → | יֶ֫לֶק H3218 locust |
| has eaten | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and what the young locust | → | יֶ֫לֶק H3218 locust |
| has left | → | יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder |
| the destroying locust | → | חָסִיל H2625 locust |
| has eaten | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
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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