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Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. (KJV)
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וְגַ֣םve.Gamand also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Judges 2:3 word 1
אָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 Judges 2:3 word 2
לֹֽא\־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 Judges 2:3 word 3
אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ'a.ga.ReshI will drive out
Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to drive out: drive out
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Judges 2:3 word 4
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 2:3 word 5
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.Khemfrom before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Judges 2:3 word 6
וְהָי֤וּve.ha.Yuand they will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 2:3 word 7
לְצִדִּ֔יםle.tzi.Dim<into> sides
Lemma: צַד (tsad) · Strong's: H6654
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: side
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:18, Exodus 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6654; TAHOT Judges 2:3 word 8
וֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םve.Lo.hei.Hemand gods their
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Judges 2:3 word 9
יִהְי֥וּyih.Yuthey will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 2:3 word 10
לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ\׃le.mo.Kesh<into> a snare
Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snare
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 8:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Judges 2:3 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So now | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| I tell you | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that I will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| drive out [these people] | → | גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out |
| before you | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| they will be [thorns] | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| in your | → | |
| sides | → | צַד H6654 side |
| and their gods | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430J God |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a snare | → | מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare |
| to you | → |
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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