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And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD , and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. (KJV)

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וַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.Darand it vowed

Lemma: נָדַר (na.dar) · Strong's: H5087

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to vow

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 27:8, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 30:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5087; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 1

יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.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 Numbers 21:2 word 2

נֶ֛דֶרNe.dera vow

Lemma: נֶ֫דֶר (ne.der) · Strong's: H5088

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

Meaning: vow

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 22:18, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5088; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 3

לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 4

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand it said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 Numbers 21:2 word 5

אִם\־'im-<if>

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 6

נָתֹ֨ןna.Toncertainly [if] <to give>

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 7

תִּתֵּ֜ןti.Tenyou will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 8

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 Numbers 21:2 word 9

הָעָ֤םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 10

הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 11

בְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.Diin hand my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 12

וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.Tiand I will totally destroy

Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to devote/destroy

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 22:20, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT Numbers 21:2 word 13

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 Numbers 21:2 word 14

עָרֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.rei.Hemcities their

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 Numbers 21:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

So Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
made	→	נָדַר H5087 to vow
a vow	→	נֶ֫דֶר H5088 vow
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
If	→	אִם H0518A if
You will deliver	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
. . .	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
people	→	עַם H5971A people
into our hands	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
we will devote	→	חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy
their cities {to destruction}	→	עִיר H5892B city

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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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