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Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. (KJV)
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גָּֽלְתָ֨הgal.Tahshe has gone into exile
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to reveal: remove
Used 74 times. Also: Judges 18:30, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 2 Samuel 15:19, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540K; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 1
יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 2
מֵעֹ֙נִי֙me.'O.nifrom affliction
Lemma: עֳנִי (o.ni) · Strong's: H6040
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: affliction
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 41:52, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6040; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 3
וּמֵרֹ֣בu.me.Roand from an abundance of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 4
עֲבֹדָ֔ה'a.vo.Dahservitude
Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: service
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 29:27, Genesis 30:26, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5656G; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 5
הִ֚יאhi'her
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 6
יָשְׁבָ֣הya.she.Vahshe dwells
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 Lamentations 1:3 word 7
בַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.Yimamong the nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 8
לֹ֥אlo'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 Lamentations 1:3 word 9
מָצְאָ֖הma.tze.'Ahshe has found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 10
מָנ֑וֹחַma.No.acha resting place
Lemma: מָנוֹחַ (ma.no.ach) · Strong's: H4494
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: resting
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Deuteronomy 28:65, Ruth 3:1, 1 Chronicles 6:31, Isaiah 34:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4494; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 11
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 Lamentations 1:3 word 12
רֹדְפֶ֥יהָro.de.Fei.hapursuers her
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 13
הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָhi.si.Gu.hathey have overtaken her
Lemma: נָשַׂג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to overtake
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:6, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5381; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 14
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996H
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between: among
Used 26 times. Also: Judges 5:16, 1 Samuel 14:4, Esther 3:8, Job 24:11, Job 34:4, Job 41:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996H; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 15
הַמְּצָרִֽים\׃\ \סha.me.tza.Rimthe narrow places
Lemma: מֵצַר (me.tsar) · Strong's: H4712
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: terror
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 116:3, Psalms 118:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4712; TAHOT Lamentations 1:3 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| has gone into exile | → | גָּלָה H1540K to reveal: remove |
| under affliction | → | עֳנִי H6040 affliction |
| and harsh | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| slavery | → | עֲבֹדָה H5656G service |
| she | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| dwells | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| among the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| but finds | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| place to rest | → | מָנוֹחַ H4494 resting |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| her pursuers | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| have overtaken her | → | נָשַׂג H5381 to overtake |
| in the midst | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996H between: among |
| of her distress | → | מֵצַר H4712 terror |
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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