Zechariah 11:9 Go deeper
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Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. (KJV)
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וָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.Marand I said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 1
לֹ֥אlo'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 Zechariah 11:9 word 2
אֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhI will shepherd
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 3
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> you
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 11:9 word 4
הַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.Tahthe [one which] dies
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 5
תָמ֗וּתta.Mutlet it die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 6
וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detand the [one which] is being destroyed
Lemma: כָּחַד (ka.chad) · Strong's: H3582
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)
Meaning: to hide
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Exodus 9:15, Exodus 23:23, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3582; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 7
תִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.Chedlet it be destroyed
Lemma: כָּחַד (ka.chad) · Strong's: H3582
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)
Meaning: to hide
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Exodus 9:15, Exodus 23:23, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3582; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 8
וְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.Rotand those [which] survive
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrfpa)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 9
תֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahlet them devour
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 10
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaheach
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: another
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:17, Ruth 1:8, Ruth 1:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802I; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 11
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 11:9 word 12
בְּשַׂ֥רbe.Sar[the] flesh of
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 13
רְעוּתָֽהּ\׃re.'u.Tah[female] neighbor its
Lemma: רְעוּת (re.ut) · Strong's: H7468
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 11:2, Esther 1:19, Isaiah 34:15, Isaiah 34:16, Jeremiah 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7468; TAHOT Zechariah 11:9 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then I said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I will no longer | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| shepherd you | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| Let the dying | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| and the perishing | → | כָּחַד H3582 to hide |
| perish | → | כָּחַד H3582 to hide |
| and let those who remain | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
| devour | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| one | → | אִשָּׁה H0802I woman: another |
| another’s | → | רְעוּת H7468 neighbor |
| flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
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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