Leviticus 26:37 Go deeper
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And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. (KJV)
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וְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.Luand they will stumble
Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to stumble
Used 60 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10, Job 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 1
אִישׁ\־'ish-each
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 2
בְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.Chivover brother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 3
כְּמִפְּנֵי\־ke.mi.pe.nei-as from before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 4
חֶ֖רֶבChe.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 Leviticus 26:37 word 5
וְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.Defand [is one who] pursues
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 6
אָ֑יִן'A.yinthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 7
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 Leviticus 26:37 word 8
תִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.Yehit will belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
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 Leviticus 26:37 word 9
תְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.Mahpower to stand
Lemma: תְּקוּמָה (te.qu.mah) · Strong's: H8617
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: standing
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8617; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 10
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 11
אֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם\׃'O.ye.vei.Khemenemies your
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Leviticus 26:37 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They will stumble | → | כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble |
| over one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| another | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| as before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| though no one | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| is behind them | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| So | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| you will not | → | |
| be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| able to stand | → | תְּקוּמָה H8617 standing |
| against | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| your enemies | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
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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