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For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it , and fell on their faces to the ground. (KJV)
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וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Judges 13:20 word 1
בַעֲל֨וֹתva.'a.Lotwhen went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 Judges 13:20 word 2
הַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havthe flame
Lemma: לַ֫הַב (la.hav) · Strong's: H3851
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flame
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 3:22, Job 39:23, Job 41:21, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3851; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 3
מֵעַ֤לme.'Alfrom 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 Judges 13:20 word 4
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achthe altar
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 5
הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahthe heavens towards
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 6
וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Judges 13:20 word 7
מַלְאַךְ\־mal.'akh-[the] angel of
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: messenger: angel
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 8
יְהוָ֖הYah.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 Judges 13:20 word 9
בְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havin [the] flame of
Lemma: לַ֫הַב (la.hav) · Strong's: H3851
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flame
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 3:22, Job 39:23, Job 41:21, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3851; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 10
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achthe altar
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 11
וּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achand Manoah
Lemma: מָנוֹחַ (ma.no.ach) · Strong's: H4495
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Manoah
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 13:2, Judges 13:8, Judges 13:9, Judges 13:11, Judges 13:12, Judges 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4495; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 12
וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.Toand wife his
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 13
רֹאִ֔יםro.'Im[were] looking
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 14
וַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.Luand they fell
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 15
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 Judges 13:20 word 16
פְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.Hemfaces their
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 17
אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Judges 13:20 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the flame | → | לַ֫הַב H3851 flame |
| went up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| to the sky | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| the angel | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| ascended | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| in the | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| flame | → | לַ֫הַב H3851 flame |
| When Manoah | → | מָנוֹחַ H4495 Manoah |
| and his wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| saw [this] | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| they fell | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| facedown | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| to the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
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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