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They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. (KJV)

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בָּעִ֣ירba.'Iron the city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

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

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 Joel 2:9 word 1

יָשֹׁ֗קּוּya.Sho.kuthey rush

Lemma: שָׁקַק (sha.qaq) · Strong's: H8264

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to rush

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 107:9, Proverbs 28:15, Isaiah 29:8, Isaiah 33:4, Nahum 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8264; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 2

בַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.Mahon the wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

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

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 3

יְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.Tzunthey run !

Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to run: run

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 4

בַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.Timin the houses

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 5

יַעֲל֑וּya.'a.Luthey go up

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 2:9 word 6

בְּעַ֧דbe.'Adthrough

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 7

הַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.Nimthe windows

Lemma: חַלּוֹן (chal.lon) · Strong's: H2474

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

Meaning: window

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 8:6, Genesis 26:8, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 2:18, Joshua 2:21, Judges 5:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2474; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 8

יָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uthey go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 Joel 2:9 word 9

כַּגַּנָּֽב\׃ka.ga.Navlike <the> thief

Lemma: גַּנָּב (gan.nav) · Strong's: H1590

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

Meaning: thief

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 24:7, Job 24:14, Job 30:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1590; TAHOT Joel 2:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

They storm	→	שָׁקַק H8264 to rush
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
they run	→	רוּץ H7323G to run: run
along the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
they climb	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
into houses	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
entering	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
through	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
windows	→	חַלּוֹן H2474 window
like thieves	→	גַּנָּב H1590 thief

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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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