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Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 1
חֵילָם֙chei.Lamwealth their
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: rich
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17, Deuteronomy 8:18, Deuteronomy 33:11, 1 Samuel 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428H; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 2
לִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.Sah<into> plunder
Lemma: מְשִׁסָּה (me.shis.sah) · Strong's: H4933
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: plunder
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:14, Isaiah 42:22, Jeremiah 30:16, Habakkuk 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4933; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 3
וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םu.va.tei.Hemand houses their
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 4
לִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.Mah<into> a desolation
Lemma: שְׁמָמָה (she.ma.mah) · Strong's: H8077A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: devastation
Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8077A; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 5
וּבָנ֤וּu.va.Nuand they will build
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 6
בָתִּים֙va.Timhouses
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 7
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 Zephaniah 1:13 word 8
יֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuthey will dwell [in them]
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 9
וְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'Uand they will plant
Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to plant
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 21:33, Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 19:23, Numbers 24:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5193; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 10
כְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.Mimvineyards
Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: vineyard
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 11
וְלֹ֥אve.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 Zephaniah 1:13 word 12
יִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.Tuthey will drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 13
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 Zephaniah 1:13 word 14
יֵינָֽם\׃yei.Namwine their
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:13 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Their wealth | → | חַ֫יִל H2428H strength: rich |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| plundered | → | מְשִׁסָּה H4933 plunder |
| and their houses | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| laid waste | → | שְׁמָמָה H8077A devastation |
| They will build | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| houses | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| but not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| inhabit [them] | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| and plant | → | נָטַע H5193 to plant |
| vineyards | → | כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard |
| but never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| their wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
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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