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Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 1

אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 2

הַגִּידָה\־ha.gi.dah-tell !

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

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 Jonah 1:8 word 3

נָּ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 4

בַּאֲשֶׁ֛רba.'a.Sherbecause <which>

Lemma: בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834B

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: in which

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 21:17, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Judges 5:27, Judges 17:8, Judges 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834B; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 5

לְמִי\־le.mi-of whom?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 6

הָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'Ahthe evil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

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

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 7

הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> this

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 8

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 9

מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.Kha[is] occupation your

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 10

וּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinand from where?

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0370

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:7, Numbers 11:13, Joshua 2:4, Joshua 9:8, Judges 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0370; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 11

תָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'do you come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

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 Jonah 1:8 word 12

מָ֣הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 13

אַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.kha[is] land your

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 Jonah 1:8 word 14

וְאֵֽי\־ve.'ei-and where?

Lemma: אַי (ay) · Strong's: H0335

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Exodus 2:20, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0335; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 15

מִזֶּ֥הmi.Zehfrom this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 16

עַ֖ם'ampeople

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 17

אָֽתָּה\׃'A.tah[are] you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Jonah 1:8 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

Tell	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
us	→
now	→	נָא H4994 please
they demanded	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
is to blame	→	בַאֲשֶׁר H0834B in which
for this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
calamity	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
that is upon us	→
What [is]	→	מָה H4100 what?
your occupation	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
and where	→	אַ֫יִן H0370 where?
have you come from	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
is your country	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and who	→	אַי H0335 where?
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
are your	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
people	→	עַם H5971A people

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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