Leviticus 26:31 Go deeper
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And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. (KJV)
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וְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.Tiand I will make
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to give: make
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 2
עָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.Khemcities your
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 3
חָרְבָּ֔הchar.Baha waste place
Lemma: חׇרְבָּה (chor.bah) · Strong's: H2723
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: desolation
Used 42 times. Also: Leviticus 26:33, Ezra 9:9, Job 3:14, Psalms 9:6, Psalms 102:6, Psalms 109:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2723; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 4
וַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖יva.ha.shi.mo.Tiand I will devastate
Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: be desolate: destroyed
Used 56 times. Also: Leviticus 26:22, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Leviticus 26:43, Numbers 21:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8074G; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 6
מִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.Khemsanctuaries your
Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 7
וְלֹ֣אve.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 Leviticus 26:31 word 8
אָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achI will smell
Lemma: רִיחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7306
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to smell
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Exodus 30:38, Deuteronomy 4:28, Judges 16:9, 1 Samuel 26:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7306; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 9
בְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.ach<in> [the] odor of
Lemma: רֵיחַ (re.ach) · Strong's: H7381
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: aroma
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7381; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 10
נִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם\׃ni.Cho.cha.Khemsoothing your
Lemma: נִיחֹחַ (ni.cho.ach) · Strong's: H5207
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: soothing
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5207; TAHOT Leviticus 26:31 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will reduce | → | נָתַן H5414I to give: make |
| your cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| to rubble | → | חׇרְבָּה H2723 desolation |
| and lay waste | → | שָׁמֵם H8074G be desolate: destroyed |
| your sanctuaries | → | מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary |
| and I will refuse | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to smell | → | רִיחַ H7306 to smell |
| the pleasing | → | נִיחֹחַ H5207 soothing |
| aroma of your sacrifices | → | רֵיחַ H7381 aroma |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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