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He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. (KJV)

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יִתֵּ֧ןyi.Tenlet him give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:30 word 1

לְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huto [the] [one who] strikes him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Lamentations 3:30 word 2

לֶ֖חִיLe.chia cheek

Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H

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

Meaning: jaw

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:16, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Lamentations 3:30 word 3

יִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'let him be sated

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to satisfy

Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Lamentations 3:30 word 4

בְּחֶרְפָּֽה\׃\ \סbe.cher.Pahwith reproach

Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781

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

Meaning: reproach

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Lamentations 3:30 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Let him offer	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
his cheek	→	לְחִי H3895H jaw
to the one who would strike him	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
let him be filled	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy
with reproach	→	חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach

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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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