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He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. (KJV)

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אוֹתִ֥י'o.Ti<obj.> me

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 Lamentations 3:2 word 1

נָהַ֛גna.Haghe has driven

Lemma: נָהַג (na.hag) · Strong's: H5090A

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

Meaning: to lead

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 31:18, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 14:25, Deuteronomy 4:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5090A; TAHOT Lamentations 3:2 word 2

וַיֹּלַ֖ךְvai.yo.Lakhand he has made walk

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980J

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to go: take

Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 2:9, Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 28:36, Deuteronomy 29:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980J; TAHOT Lamentations 3:2 word 3

חֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Lamentations 3:2 word 4

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 3:2 word 5

אֽוֹר\׃'orlight

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Lamentations 3:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He has driven me away	→	נָהַג H5090A to lead
and made me walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980J to go: take
in darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
instead of	→	לֹא H3808 not
light	→	אוֹר H0216 light

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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