Zechariah 11:10 Go deeper
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And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. (KJV)
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וָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.Kachand I took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 1
אֶת\־'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 Zechariah 11:10 word 2
מַקְלִי֙mak.Listaff my
Lemma: מַקֵּל (maq.qel) · Strong's: H4731
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: rod
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 30:37, Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:39, Genesis 30:41, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 12:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4731; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 3
אֶת\־'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 Zechariah 11:10 word 4
נֹ֔עַםNo.'amFavor
Lemma: נֹ֫עַם (no.am) · Strong's: H5278
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pleasantness
Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 27:4, Psalms 90:17, Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 15:26, Proverbs 16:24, Zechariah 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5278; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 5
וָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'and I cut up
Lemma: גָּדַע (ga.da) · Strong's: H1438
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to cut down/off
Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Judges 21:6, 1 Samuel 2:31, 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 31:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1438; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 6
אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
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 Zechariah 11:10 word 7
לְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.Feirto break
Lemma: פָּרַר (pa.rar) · Strong's: H6565A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to break
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 15:31, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6565A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 8
אֶת\־'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 Zechariah 11:10 word 9
בְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.Ticovenant my
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 Zechariah 11:10 word 11
כָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiI had made
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to cut: make(covenant)
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:44, Exodus 23:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772H; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 12
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 13
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 14
הָעַמִּֽים\׃ha.'a.Mimthe peoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Zechariah 11:10 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Next I took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| my staff | → | מַקֵּל H4731 rod |
| called Favor | → | נֹ֫עַם H5278 pleasantness |
| and cut it in two | → | גָּדַע H1438 to cut down/off |
| revoking | → | פָּרַר H6565A to break |
| the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| I had made | → | כָּרַת H3772H to cut: make(covenant) |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the nations | → | עַם H5971A people |
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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