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But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Lamentations 3:32 word 1

אִם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Lamentations 3:32 word 2

הוֹגָ֔הho.Gahhe has caused grief

Lemma: יָגָה (ya.gah) · Strong's: H3013

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to suffer

Used 8 times. Also: Job 19:2, Isaiah 51:23, Lamentations 1:4, Lamentations 1:5, Lamentations 1:12, Lamentations 3:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3013; TAHOT Lamentations 3:32 word 3

וְרִחַ֖םve.ri.Chamand he will have compassion

Lemma: רָחַם (ra.cham) · Strong's: H7355

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to have compassion

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 13:17, Deuteronomy 30:3, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalms 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7355; TAHOT Lamentations 3:32 word 4

כְּרֹ֥בke.Roaccording to [the] greatness 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 3:32 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Even	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
if	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
He causes grief	→	יָגָה H3013 to suffer
He will show compassion	→	רָחַם H7355 to have compassion
according to His abundant	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
loving devotion	→	H2617

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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