Lamentations 4:14 Go deeper

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They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. (KJV)

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נָע֤וּna.'Uthey wandered

Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to shake

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 1

עִוְרִים֙'iv.Rimblind [people]

Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: blind

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 2

בַּֽחוּצ֔וֹתba.chu.Tzotin the streets

Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: outside

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 3

נְגֹֽאֲל֖וּne.go.'a.Luthey were defiled

Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1351

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to defile

Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 63:3, Daniel 1:8, Zephaniah 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1351; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 4

בַּדָּ֑םba.Damby the blood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 5

בְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'in 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 4:14 word 6

יֽוּכְל֔וּyu.khe.Lupeople were able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 7

יִגְּע֖וּyi.ge.'Upeople touched

Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to touch

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 8

בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם\׃\ \סbil.vu.shei.Hem<in> clothes their

Lemma: לְבוּשׁ (le.vush) · Strong's: H3830

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: clothing

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, 2 Samuel 1:24, 2 Samuel 20:8, 2 Kings 10:22, Esther 4:2, Esther 6:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3830; TAHOT Lamentations 4:14 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

They wandered	→	נוּעַ H5128 to shake
blind	→	עִוֵּר H5787 blind
in the streets	→	חוּץ H2351 outside
defiled	→	גָּאַל H1351 to defile
by this blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
so that no	→	לֹא H3808 not
one dared	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
to touch	→	נָגַע H5060 to touch
their garments	→	לְבוּשׁ H3830 clothing

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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