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Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: (KJV)

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אֲ֭זַי'A.zaithen

Lemma: אֲזַי (a.zay) · Strong's: H0233

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: in that case

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 124:4, Psalms 124:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0233; TAHOT Psalms 124:3 word 1

חַיִּ֣יםchai.Yimalive

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Psalms 124:3 word 2

בְּלָע֑וּנוּbe.la.'U.nuthey had swallowed up us

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Psalms 124:3 word 3

בַּחֲר֖וֹתba.cha.Rotwhen burned

Lemma: חָרָה (cha.rah) · Strong's: H2734

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be incensed

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 31:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2734; TAHOT Psalms 124:3 word 4

אַפָּ֣ם'a.Pamanger their

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

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

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Psalms 124:3 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

when their anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
flared	→	חָרָה H2734 to be incensed
against us	→
then	→	אֲזַי H0233 in that case
they would have swallowed us	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
alive	→	חַי H2416A alive

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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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