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For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 Joel 1:6 word 1

גוֹי֙goya nation

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 2

עָלָ֣ה'a.Lahit has come up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 3

עַל\־'al-on

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 Joel 1:6 word 4

אַרְצִ֔י'ar.Tziland my

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 5

עָצ֖וּם'a.Tzummighty

Lemma: עָצוּם (a.tsum) · Strong's: H6099

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: mighty

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 18:18, Exodus 1:9, Numbers 14:12, Numbers 22:6, Numbers 32:1, Deuteronomy 4:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6099; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 6

וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand 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 Joel 1:6 word 7

מִסְפָּ֑רmis.Par[is] number

Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: number

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 8

שִׁנָּיו֙shi.Navteeth its

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 9

שִׁנֵּ֣יshi.Nei[are the] teeth of

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 10

אַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.Yeha lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 11

וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otand [the] fangs of

Lemma: מְתַלְּעוֹת (me.tal.l.ah) · Strong's: H4973

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: jaw

Used 3 times. Also: Job 29:17, Proverbs 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4973; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 12

לָבִ֖יאla.Vi'a lioness

Lemma: לָבִיא (la.vi) · Strong's: H3833C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lion

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 4:11, Job 38:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3833C; TAHOT Joel 1:6 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
a nation	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
has invaded	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
My land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
powerful	→	עָצוּם H6099 mighty
and without	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
number	→	מִסְפָּר H4557 number
its teeth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
[are] the teeth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
of a lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
and its fangs [are the fangs]	→	מְתַלְּעוֹת H4973 jaw
of a lioness	→	לָבִיא H3833C lion

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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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