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And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. (KJV)
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וַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luand they writhed
Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342K
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to twist: anticipate
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 8:10, Job 35:14, Psalms 37:7, Micah 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2342K; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 1
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 2
בּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshwere ashamed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17, 2 Kings 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 3
וְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 4
אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot he
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 3:25 word 5
פֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.ach[was] opening
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 6
דַּלְת֣וֹתdal.Tot[the] doors of
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 7
הָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.Yahthe roof chamber
Lemma: עֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) · Strong's: H5944
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: upper room
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 3:20, Judges 3:23, Judges 3:24, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 17:19, 1 Kings 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5944; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 8
וַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.Chuand they took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 9
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 3:25 word 10
הַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achthe key
Lemma: מַפְתֵּחַ (maph.te.ach) · Strong's: H4668
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: key
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 9:27, Isaiah 22:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4668; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 11
וַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuand they opened [them]
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 12
וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 13
אֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.Hemmaster<s> their
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 14
נֹפֵ֥לno.Fel[was] lying
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to fall: kill
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 44:14, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 32:28, Leviticus 26:7, Leviticus 26:8, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307J; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 15
אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.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 3:25 word 16
מֵֽת\׃Metdead
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Judges 3:25 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So they waited | → | חוּל H2342K to twist: anticipate |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| they became worried | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| and saw | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| that he had still not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| opened | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| the doors | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| of the upper room | → | עֲלִיָּה H5944 upper room |
| Then they took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the key | → | מַפְתֵּחַ H4668 key |
| and opened [the doors] | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| and there | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| was their lord | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| lying | → | נָפַל H5307J to fall: kill |
| dead | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| on the floor | → | 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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