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← Jonah 3 · ← verse 7 · verse 9 →

But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. (KJV)

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וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.Suand they may cover themselves

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtu3mp)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 1

שַׂקִּ֗יםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>

Lemma: שַׂק (saq) · Strong's: H8242

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

Meaning: sackcloth

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:35, Leviticus 11:32, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8242; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 2

הָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.Damthe people

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 3

וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.Mahand the livestock

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

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

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 4

וְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'Uand let them call out

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 5

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 3:8 word 6

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 7

בְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.Kahwith strength

Lemma: חׇזְקָה (choz.qah) · Strong's: H2394

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

Meaning: force

Used 5 times. Also: Judges 4:3, Judges 8:1, 1 Samuel 2:16, Ezekiel 34:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2394; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 8

וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuand let them turn back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to return: repent

Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 9

אִ֚ישׁ'isheveryone

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 10

מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.Kofrom way his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

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

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 11

הָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ah<the> evil

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

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

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 3:8 word 12

וּמִן\־u.min-and from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 13

הֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.Masthe violence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

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

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 14

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 15

בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם\׃be.kha.pei.Hem[is] in palms their

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

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

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Jonah 3:8 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Furthermore, let both man→אָדָם H0120G man
and beast→בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
be covered→כָּסָה H3680 to cover
with sackcloth→שַׂק H8242 sackcloth
and have everyone call out→קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
earnestly→חׇזְקָה H2394 force
to→אֶל H0413 to(wards)
God→אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Let each one→אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
turn→שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent
from→מִן־ H4480A from
his evil→רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
ways→דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
and from the violence→חָמָס H2555 violence
in his hands→כַּף H3709G palm

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

All attributions

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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