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The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD , was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. (KJV)

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ר֤וּחַRu.ach[the] breath of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 1

אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nunostrils our

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: face: nose

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 24:47, Exodus 15:8, Numbers 11:20, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639H; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 2

מְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.ach[the] [one] anointed of

Lemma: מָשִׁיחַ (ma.shi.ach) · Strong's: H4899

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: anointed

Used 39 times. Also: Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 4:5, Leviticus 4:16, Leviticus 6:22, 1 Samuel 2:10, 1 Samuel 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4899; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 3

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 4

נִלְכַּ֖דnil.Kadhe was captured

Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to capture

Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 5

בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.Tamin pits their

Lemma: שְׁחִית (she.chit) · Strong's: H7825

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: pit

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 107:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7825; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 7

אָמַ֔רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuwe had said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 8

בְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.Loin shadow his

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 9

נִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.Yehwe will live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 10

בַגּוֹיִֽם\׃\ \סva.go.Yimamong the nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD’s	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
anointed	→	מָשִׁיחַ H4899 anointed
the breath	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
of our life	→	אַף H0639H face: nose
was captured	→	לָכַד H3920 to capture
in their pits	→	שְׁחִית H7825 pit
We had said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
of him	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
Under his shadow	→	צֵל H6738 shadow
we will live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
among the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation

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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