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Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD , curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD , to the help of the LORD against the mighty. (KJV)

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א֣וֹרוּ'o.rucurse

Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to curse

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 1

מֵר֗וֹזme.RozMeroz

Lemma: מֵרוֹז (me.roz) · Strong's: H4789

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Meroz

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4789; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 2

אָמַר֙'a.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 5:23 word 3

מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel of

Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H

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

Meaning: messenger: angel

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 4

יְהוָ֔הYah.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 5:23 word 5

אֹ֥רוּ'O.rucurse

Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to curse

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 6

אָר֖וֹר'a.Rorcontinuously <to curse>

Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to curse

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 7

יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.hainhabitants its

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

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 5:23 word 8

כִּ֤יkifor

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 5:23 word 9

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 5:23 word 10

בָ֙אוּ֙va.'uthey came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 11

לְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.Ratto [the] help of

Lemma: עֶזְרָה (ez.rah) · Strong's: H5833

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

Meaning: help

Used 26 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 28:21, Job 6:13, Job 31:21, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 27:9, Psalms 35:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5833; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 12

יְהוָ֔הYah.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 5:23 word 13

לְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.Ratto [the] help of

Lemma: עֶזְרָה (ez.rah) · Strong's: H5833

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

Meaning: help

Used 26 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 28:21, Job 6:13, Job 31:21, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 27:9, Psalms 35:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5833; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 14

יְהוָ֖הYah.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 5:23 word 15

בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים\׃ba.gi.bo.Rimon the mighty [ones]

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Judges 5:23 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Curse	→	אָרַר H0779 to curse
Meroz	→	מֵרוֹז H4789 Meroz
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the angel	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Bitterly curse	→	אָרַר H0779 to curse
. . .	→	אָרַר H0779 to curse
her inhabitants	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
they did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to help	→	עֶזְרָה H5833 help
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
to help	→	עֶזְרָה H5833 help
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
against the mighty	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man

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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