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Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD , even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? (KJV)
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הֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'¿ 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 Obadiah 1:8 word 1
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 1:8 word 2
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 3
נְאֻםne.'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 1:8 word 4
יְהוָ֑הYah.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 1:8 word 5
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.vad.Tiand I will destroy
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 6
חֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.Mimwise [people]
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 7
מֵֽאֱד֔וֹםme.'e.Domfrom Edom
Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Edom
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 8
וּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.Nahand understanding
Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: understanding
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 9
מֵהַ֥רme.Harfrom [the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 10
עֵשָֽׂו\׃'e.SavEsau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Mount) Esau
Used 4 times. Also: Obadiah 1:9, Obadiah 1:19, Obadiah 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215I; TAHOT Obadiah 1:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will I not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| destroy | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| the wise [men] | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| of Edom | → | אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom |
| and the men of understanding | → | תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding |
| in the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| of Esau | → | עֵשָׂו H6215I (Mount) Esau |
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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