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And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֨יןve.'Einand there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 1
מַצִּ֜ילma.Tzil[was] a deliverer
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 2
כִּ֧יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 3
רְֽחוֹקָה\־re.cho.kah-[was] far
Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: distant
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 4
הִ֣יאhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 5
מִצִּיד֗וֹןmi.tzi.Donfrom Sidon
Lemma: צִידוֹן (tsi.don) · Strong's: H6721H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sidon
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 49:13, Judges 1:31, Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 24:6, 1 Kings 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6721H; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 6
וְדָבָ֤רve.da.Varand anything
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 7
אֵין\־'ein-not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 8
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 9
אָדָ֔ם'a.Damanyone
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 Judges 18:28 word 10
וְהִ֕יאve.Hi'and it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 11
בָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mek[was] in the valley
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010R
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: valley
Used 36 times. Also: Numbers 14:25, Joshua 8:13, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 13:19, Joshua 13:27, Judges 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010R; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 Judges 18:28 word 13
לְבֵית\־le.veit-[belongs] to Beth
Lemma: בֵּית־רְחוֹב (bet re.chov) · Strong's: H1050
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beth-rehob
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1050; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 14
רְח֑וֹבre.ChovRehob
Lemma: בֵּית־רְחוֹב (bet re.chov) · Strong's: H1050
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beth-rehob
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1050; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 15
וַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.Nuand they rebuilt
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 16
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 17
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe 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 Judges 18:28 word 18
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuand they dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 18:28 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| There was no one | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| to deliver them | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [the city was ] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| far | → | רָחֹק H7350 distant |
| from Sidon | → | צִידוֹן H6721H Sidon |
| and had no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| . . . | → | |
| alliance | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| anyone | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was in a valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010R valley |
| near | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| Beth-rehob | → | בֵּית־רְחוֹב H1050 Beth-rehob |
| And the Danites rebuilt | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| and lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| there | → |
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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