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Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city. (KJV)

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וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'Edand the appointed signal

Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150J

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

Meaning: meeting: signal appointed

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4150J; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 1

הָיָ֛הha.Yahit belonged

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 Judges 20:38 word 2

לְאִ֥ישׁle.'Ishto [the] man of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 3

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 4

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 20:38 word 5

הָאֹרֵ֑בha.'o.Revthe ambusher

Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to ambush

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 6

הֶ֕רֶבHe.revmake great

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 7

לְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛םle.ha.'a.lo.Tamto cause to go up they

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

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 20:38 word 8

מַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'At[the] rising of

Lemma: מַשְׂאֵת (mas.et) · Strong's: H4864

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: tribute

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 43:34, Judges 20:40, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Chronicles 24:6, 2 Chronicles 24:9, Esther 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4864; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 9

הֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.Shanthe smoke

Lemma: עָשָׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6227

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

Meaning: smoke

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 19:18, Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21, Judges 20:40, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6227; TAHOT Judges 20:38 word 10

מִן\־min-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 Judges 20:38 word 11

הָעִֽיר\׃ha.'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 20:38 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

The men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
had arranged	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a signal	→	מוֹעֵד H4150J meeting: signal appointed
with	→	עִם H5973A with
the men in ambush	→	אָרַב H0693 to ambush
When they sent up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
a great	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
cloud	→	מַשְׂאֵת H4864 tribute
of smoke	→	עָשָׁן H6227 smoke
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city

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

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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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