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They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. (KJV)

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טוֹבִ֤יםto.Vimgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 1

הָיוּ֙ha.Yuthey are

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 2

חַלְלֵי\־cha.lei-[those] slain of

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: slain: killed

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 3

חֶ֔רֶבChe.reva sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

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

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 4

מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖יme.cha.Leimore than [those] slain of

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A

Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)

Meaning: slain: killed

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 5

רָעָ֑בra.'Avhunger

Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458

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

Meaning: famine

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 6

שֶׁ֣הֵ֤םshe.Hemwho they

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 7

יָז֙וּבוּ֙ya.Zu.vuthey flow away

Lemma: זוּב (zuv) · Strong's: H2100I

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

Meaning: to flow: waste away

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2100I; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 8

מְדֻקָּרִ֔יםme.du.ka.Rimpierced through

Lemma: דָּקַר (da.qar) · Strong's: H1856

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsmpa)

Meaning: to pierce

Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 25:8, Judges 9:54, 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Chronicles 10:4, Isaiah 13:15, Jeremiah 37:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1856; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 9

מִתְּנוּבֹ֖תmi.te.nu.Votfrom [the] produce<s> of

Lemma: תְּנוּבָה (te.nu.vah) · Strong's: H8570

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

Meaning: fruit

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 9:11, Isaiah 27:6, Ezekiel 36:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8570; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 10

שָׂדָֽי\׃\ \סsa.Dai[the] field

Lemma: שָׂדַי (sa.day) · Strong's: H7704M

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

Meaning: field

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:13, Psalms 8:7, Psalms 50:11, Psalms 80:13, Psalms 96:12, Psalms 104:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704M; TAHOT Lamentations 4:9 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Those slain	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed
by the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
are	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
better off	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than those who die	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed
of hunger	→	רָעָב H7458 famine
who	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
waste away	→	זוּב H2100I to flow: waste away
pierced with pain	→	דָּקַר H1856 to pierce
because the fields	→	שָׂדַי H7704M field
lack produce	→	תְּנוּבָה H8570 fruit

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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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