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For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. (KJV)

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וַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.Daland it has become great

Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to magnify

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 1

עֲוֹ֣ן'a.Von[the] iniquity of

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771I

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

Meaning: iniquity: punishment

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 19:15, 1 Samuel 28:10, 2 Kings 7:9, Job 19:29, Psalms 69:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771I; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 2

בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

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

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 3

עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople my

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 4

מֵֽחַטַּ֖אתme.cha.Tatmore than [the] sin of

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403I

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

Meaning: sin: punishment

Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 8:7, Zechariah 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403I; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 5

סְדֹ֑םse.DomSodom

Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Sodom

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 6

הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣הha.ha.fu.Khahwhich was overthrown

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 7

כְמוֹ\־khe.mov-like

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 8

רָ֔גַעRa.ga'a moment

Lemma: רֶ֫גַע (re.ga) · Strong's: H7281

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

Meaning: moment

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 33:5, Numbers 16:21, Numbers 16:45, Ezra 9:8, Job 7:18, Job 20:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7281; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 9

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 4:6 word 10

חָ֥לוּCha.luthey twisted

Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342A

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

Meaning: to twist: tremble

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Esther 4:4, Job 26:5, Psalms 29:8, Psalms 55:4, Psalms 96:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2342A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 11

יָדָֽיִם\׃\ \סya.Da.yimhands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:6 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

The punishment	→	עָוֺן H5771I iniquity: punishment
of the daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of my people	→	עַם H5971A people
is greater	→	גָּדַל H1431 to magnify
than [that]	→	חַטָּאת H2403I sin: punishment
of Sodom	→	סְדֹם H5467 Sodom
which was overthrown	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
in	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like
an instant	→	רֶ֫גַע H7281 moment
without	→	לֹא H3808 not
a hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
turned to help	→	חוּל H2342A to twist: tremble
her	→

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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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