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Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD . (KJV)

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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 Obadiah 1:4 word 1

תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahyou will make high

Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to exult

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 2

כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherlike <the> eagle

Lemma: נֶשֶׁר (ne.sher) · Strong's: H5404

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

Meaning: eagle

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 19:4, Leviticus 11:13, Deuteronomy 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:49, Deuteronomy 32:11, 2 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5404; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 3

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and 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 Obadiah 1:4 word 4

בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996H

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between: among

Used 26 times. Also: Judges 5:16, 1 Samuel 14:4, Esther 3:8, Job 24:11, Job 34:4, Job 41:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996H; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 5

כּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.Vim[the] stars

Lemma: כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) · Strong's: H3556

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: star

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 32:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3556; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 6

שִׂ֣יםsim[will be] set

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 7

קִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chanest your

Lemma: קֵן (qen) · Strong's: H7064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nest

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 29:18, Job 39:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7064; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 8

מִשָּׁ֥םmi.Shamfrom there

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 9

אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaI will bring down you

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 10

נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of

Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: utterance

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Obadiah 1:4 word 11

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh

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 Obadiah 1:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Though	→	אִם H0518A if
you soar	→	גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult
like the eagle	→	נֶשֶׁר H5404 eagle
. . .	→	אִם H0518A if
and make	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
your nest	→	קֵן H7064 nest
among	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996H between: among
the stars	→	כּוֹכָב H3556 star
even from there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
I will bring you down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
declares	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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