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Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: (KJV)
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אָ֣ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Proverbs 1:28 word 1
יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.nithey will call to me
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:28 word 2
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 Proverbs 1:28 word 3
אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehI will answer
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Proverbs 1:28 word 4
יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.nithey will earnestly seek me
Lemma: שָׁחַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7836
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to seek
Used 12 times. Also: Job 7:21, Job 8:5, Job 24:5, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 78:34, Proverbs 7:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7836; TAHOT Proverbs 1:28 word 5
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 Proverbs 1:28 word 6
יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי\׃yim.tza.'U.nithey will find me
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 1:28 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אָז H0227A then |
| they will call on me | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| but I will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| answer | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| they {will} earnestly seek me | → | שָׁחַר H7836 to seek |
| but {will} not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| find me | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
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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