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He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. (KJV)

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בָּנָ֥הba.Nahhe has built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

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

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Lamentations 3:5 word 1

עָלַ֛י'a.Laion me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Lamentations 3:5 word 2

וַיַּקַּ֖ףvai.ya.Kafand he has surrounded [me]

Lemma: נָקַף (na.qaph) · Strong's: H5362B

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

Meaning: to surround

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:27, Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11, 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 11:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5362B; TAHOT Lamentations 3:5 word 3

רֹ֥אשׁroshpoison

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7219

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

Meaning: poison

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:16, Psalms 69:21, Jeremiah 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7219; TAHOT Lamentations 3:5 word 4

וּתְלָאָֽה\׃u.te.la.'Ahand hardship

Lemma: תְּלָאָה (te.la.ah) · Strong's: H8513

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

Meaning: hardship

Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 18:8, Numbers 20:14, Nehemiah 9:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8513; TAHOT Lamentations 3:5 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

He has besieged	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
me	→	עַל H5921A upon
and surrounded me	→	נָקַף H5362B to surround
with bitterness	→	רֹאשׁ H7219 poison
and hardship	→	תְּלָאָה H8513 hardship

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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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