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And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. (KJV)
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וְגָלֻ֣תve.ga.Lutand [the] exile[s] of
Lemma: גָּלוּת (ga.lut) · Strong's: H1546
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: captivity
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:27, Isaiah 20:4, Isaiah 45:13, Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 28:4, Jeremiah 29:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1546; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 1
הַֽחֵל\־ha.chel-the fortress
Lemma: חֵל (chel) · Strong's: H2426
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rampart
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:15, 1 Kings 21:23, Psalms 122:7, Isaiah 26:1, Lamentations 2:8, Nahum 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2426; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 2
הַ֠זֶּהHa.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 Obadiah 1:20 word 3
לִבְנֵ֨יliv.Neiof [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 Obadiah 1:20 word 4
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.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 Obadiah 1:20 word 5
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 6
כְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.Nim[will be] Canaanites
Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Canaanite
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 7
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 8
צָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatZarephath
Lemma: צָֽרְפַת (tsa.re.phat) · Strong's: H6886
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zarephath
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 17:9, 1 Kings 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6886; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 9
וְגָלֻ֥תve.ga.Lutand [the] exile[s] of
Lemma: גָּלוּת (ga.lut) · Strong's: H1546
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: captivity
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:27, Isaiah 20:4, Isaiah 45:13, Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 28:4, Jeremiah 29:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1546; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 10
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 12
בִּסְפָרַ֑דbis.fa.Rad[are] in Sepharad
Lemma: סְפָרַ֑ד (se.pha.rad) · Strong's: H5614
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sepharad
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5614; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 13
יִֽרְשׁ֕וּyir.Shuthey will take possession of
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 14
אֵ֖ת'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 1:20 word 15
עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities of
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 Obadiah 1:20 word 16
הַנֶּֽגֶב\׃ha.Ne.gevthe Negev
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Obadiah 1:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the exiles | → | גָּלוּת H1546 captivity |
| of this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| host | → | חֵל H2426 rampart |
| of the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| [will possess the land] of the Canaanites | → | כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite |
| as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| far as Zarephath | → | צָֽרְפַת H6886 Zarephath |
| and the exiles | → | גָּלוּת H1546 captivity |
| from Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| are in Sepharad | → | סְפָרַ֑ד H5614 Sepharad |
| will possess | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
| the cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
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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