Obadiah 1:14 Go deeper
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Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. (KJV)
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וְאַֽל\־ve.'al-and may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 1
תַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.Modyou stand
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 2
עַל\־'al-at
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 Obadiah 1:14 word 3
הַפֶּ֔רֶקha.Pe.rekthe parting of ways
Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶק (pe.req) · Strong's: H6563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: plunder
Used 2 times. Also: Nahum 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6563; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 4
לְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.Ritto cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 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 Obadiah 1:14 word 6
פְּלִיטָ֑יוpe.li.Tavfugitives his
Lemma: פָּלִיט (pa.lit) · Strong's: H6412A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: survivor
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Joshua 8:22, Judges 12:4, Judges 12:5, 2 Kings 9:15, Isaiah 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6412A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 7
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 8
תַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.Geryou deliver up
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 9
שְׂרִידָ֖יוse.ri.Davsurvivors his
Lemma: שָׂרִיד (sa.rid) · Strong's: H8300
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: survivor
Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 21:35, Numbers 24:19, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 3:3, Joshua 8:22, Joshua 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8300; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 10
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 11
צָרָֽה\׃tza.Rahtrouble
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Obadiah 1:14 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Nor should you | → | אַל H0408 not |
| stand | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the crossroads | → | פֶּ֫רֶק H6563 plunder |
| to cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| their fugitives | → | פָּלִיט H6412A survivor |
| nor | → | אַל H0408 not |
| deliver up | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| their survivors | → | שָׂרִיד H8300 survivor |
| in the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of their distress | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
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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