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And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee? (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 Nahum 3:7 word 1
כָל\־khol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 2
רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikh[those who] see you
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 3
יִדּ֣וֹדyi.Dodhe will flee
Lemma: נָדַד (na.dad) · Strong's: H5074
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to wander
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, 2 Samuel 23:6, Esther 6:1, Job 15:23, Job 18:18, Job 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5074; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 4
מִמֵּ֔ךְmi.Mekhfrom you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 5
וְאָמַר֙ve.'a.Marand he will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 Nahum 3:7 word 6
שָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.Dahit is devastated
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPp3fs)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 7
נִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehNineveh
Lemma: נִינְוֵה (nin.veh) · Strong's: H5210
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nineveh
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 10:11, Genesis 10:12, 2 Kings 19:36, Isaiah 37:37, Jonah 1:2, Jonah 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5210; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 8
מִ֖יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 9
יָנ֣וּדya.Nudwill he show sympathy
Lemma: נוּד (nud) · Strong's: H5110
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to wander
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, 1 Kings 14:15, 2 Kings 21:8, Job 2:11, Job 42:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5110; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 10
מֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinfrom where?
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0370
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:7, Numbers 11:13, Joshua 2:4, Joshua 9:8, Judges 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0370; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 11
אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.Keshwill I seek
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 12
מְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.Mimcomforters
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to be sorry: comfort
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 50:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162G; TAHOT Nahum 3:7 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who see you | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| will recoil | → | נָדַד H5074 to wander |
| from you | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| and say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Nineveh | → | נִינְוֵה H5210 Nineveh |
| is devastated | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
| who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| will grieve | → | נוּד H5110 to wander |
| for her | → | |
| Where | → | אַ֫יִן H0370 where? |
| can I find | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| comforters | → | נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort |
| for you | → |
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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