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Then said the LORD , Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 4:10 word 1
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 2
אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tahyou
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 4:10 word 3
חַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.tayou had compassion
Lemma: חוּס (chus) · Strong's: H2347
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to pity
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 45:20, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 13:8, Deuteronomy 19:13, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2347; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 4
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 Jonah 4:10 word 5
הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.Yonthe plant
Lemma: קִיקָיוֹן (qi.qa.von) · Strong's: H7021
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: plant
Used 5 times. Also: Jonah 4:6, Jonah 4:7, Jonah 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7021; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'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 4:10 word 7
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 8
עָמַ֥לְתָּ'a.Mal.tayou had toiled
Lemma: עָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5998
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to toil
Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 16:26, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5998; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 9
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 10
גִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.Toyou had made grow it
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 11
שֶׁבִּן\־she.bin-that a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 12
לַ֥יְלָהLay.laha night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 13
הָיָ֖הha.Yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 14
וּבִן\־u.vin-and a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 15
לַ֥יְלָהLay.laha night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 16
אָבָֽד\׃'a.Vadit perished
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Jonah 4:10 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| cared | → | חוּס H2347 to pity |
| about | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the plant | → | קִיקָיוֹן H7021 plant |
| which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| you neither | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| tended | → | עָמַל H5998 to toil |
| nor | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| made grow | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| It sprang up | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| in a night | → | בֵּן H1121I son: type of |
| . . . | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| and perished | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| in a night | → | בֵּן H1121I son: type of |
| . . . | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
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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