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Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. (KJV)
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כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 1
לֹ֧אlo'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 Nehemiah 13:2 word 2
קִדְּמ֛וּki.de.Muthey had met
Lemma: קָדַם (qa.dam) · Strong's: H6923
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to meet
Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:4, 2 Samuel 22:6, 2 Samuel 22:19, 2 Kings 19:32, Job 3:12, Job 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6923; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 3
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 Nehemiah 13:2 word 4
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 5
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 6
בַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemwith <the> food
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 7
וּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimand with <the> water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 8
וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.Korand he had hired
Lemma: שָׂכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7936B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hire
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:16, Deuteronomy 23:4, Judges 9:4, Judges 18:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7936B; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 9
עָלָ֤יו'a.Lavon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 10
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 Nehemiah 13:2 word 11
בִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmBalaam
Lemma: בִּלְעָם (bil.am) · Strong's: H1109A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Balaam
Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9, Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1109A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 12
לְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.Loto curse it
Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to lighten
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 13
וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.Fokhand he turned
Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Nehemiah 13:2 word 14
אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 15
הַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.Lahthe curse
Lemma: קְלָלָה (qe.la.lah) · Strong's: H7045
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: curse
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:13, Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 11:29, Deuteronomy 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7045; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 16
לִבְרָכָֽה\׃liv.ra.Khahinto blessing
Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blessing
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they had not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| met | → | קָדַם H6923 to meet |
| the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| with food | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| and water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| but had hired | → | שָׂכַר H7936B to hire |
| Balaam | → | בִּלְעָם H1109A Balaam |
| to call down a curse | → | קָלַל H7043 to lighten |
| against them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| although our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| had turned | → | הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn |
| the curse | → | קְלָלָה H7045 curse |
| into a blessing | → | בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing |
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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