Judges 9:57 Go deeper
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And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֗תve.'Etand <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 9:57 word 1
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 2
רָעַת֙ra.'At[the] evil of
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 3
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 4
שְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemShechem
Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7927G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Shechem
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 12:6, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 35:4, Genesis 37:12, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7927G; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 5
הֵשִׁ֥יבhe.Shivhe repaid
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725K
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to return: pay
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 50:15, Exodus 21:34, Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:51, Leviticus 25:52, Leviticus 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725K; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 6
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 7
בְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.Shamon head their
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 8
וַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'and it came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 9:57 word 9
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 10
קִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.Lat[the] curse of
Lemma: קְלָלָה (qe.la.lah) · Strong's: H7045
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: curse
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:13, Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 11:29, Deuteronomy 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7045; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 11
יוֹתָ֥םyo.TamJotham
Lemma: יוֹתָם (yo.tam) · Strong's: H3147G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jotham
Used 4 times. Also: Judges 9:5, Judges 9:7, Judges 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3147G; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 12
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 13
יְרֻבָּֽעַל\׃\ \פye.ru.Ba.'alJerub-Baal
Lemma: יְרֻבַּ֫עַל (ye.rub.ba.al) · Strong's: H3378
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jerubbaal
Used 14 times. Also: Judges 6:32, Judges 7:1, Judges 8:29, Judges 8:35, Judges 9:1, Judges 9:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3378; TAHOT Judges 9:57 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| also brought | → | שׁוּב H7725K to return: pay |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the wickedness | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| of the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Shechem | → | שְׁכֶם H7927G Shechem |
| {back} upon their own heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| So the curse | → | קְלָלָה H7045 curse |
| of Jotham | → | יוֹתָם H3147G Jotham |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Jerubbaal | → | יְרֻבַּ֫עַל H3378 Jerubbaal |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| upon them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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