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Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. (KJV)
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וַיִּֽחַר\־vai.yi.char-and it burned
Lemma: חָרָה (cha.rah) · Strong's: H2734
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be incensed
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 31:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2734; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 1
אַ֤ף'af[the] anger of
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 2
יְהוָה֙Yah.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 3:8 word 3
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elon Israel
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 3:8 word 4
וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗םvai.yim.ke.Remand he sold them
Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to sell
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 5
בְּיַד֙be.Yadin [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 6
כּוּשַׁ֣ןku.ShanCushan-
Lemma: כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם (ku.shan rish.a.ta.yim) · Strong's: H3573
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cushan-rishathaim
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3573; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 7
רִשְׁעָתַ֔יִםrish.'a.Ta.yimRishathaim
Lemma: כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם (ku.shan rish.a.ta.yim) · Strong's: H3573
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cushan-rishathaim
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3573; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 8
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 9
אֲרַ֣ם'a.RamAram
Lemma: אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (a.ram na.ha.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0763G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mesopotamia
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Deuteronomy 23:4, 1 Chronicles 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0763G; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 10
נַהֲרָ֑יִםna.ha.Ra.yimNaharaim
Lemma: אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (a.ram na.ha.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0763G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mesopotamia
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Deuteronomy 23:4, 1 Chronicles 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0763G; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 11
וַיַּעַבְד֧וּvai.ya.'av.Duand they served
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 12
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 13
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.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 3:8 word 14
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 3:8 word 15
כּוּשַׁ֥ןku.ShanCushan-
Lemma: כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם (ku.shan rish.a.ta.yim) · Strong's: H3573
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cushan-rishathaim
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3573; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 16
רִשְׁעָתַ֖יִםrish.'a.Ta.yimRishathaim
Lemma: כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם (ku.shan rish.a.ta.yim) · Strong's: H3573
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cushan-rishathaim
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3573; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 17
שְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.Neheight
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 18
שָׁנִֽים\׃sha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Judges 3:8 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| burned | → | חָרָה H2734 to be incensed |
| against Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and He sold them | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| into the hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of Cushan-rishathaim | → | כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם H3573 Cushan-rishathaim |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Aram-naharaim | → | אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם H0763G Mesopotamia |
| and the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| served | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| [him] | → | כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם H3573 Cushan-rishathaim |
| eight | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
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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