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I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD . (KJV)
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אָסֵ֨ף'a.SefI will bring to an end
Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5486
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to cease
Used 7 times. Also: Esther 9:28, Psalms 73:19, Isaiah 66:17, Jeremiah 8:13, Zephaniah 1:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5486; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 1
אָדָ֜ם'a.Damhuman being
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 2
וּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.Mahand animal
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 3
אָסֵ֤ף'a.SefI will bring to an end
Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5486
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to cease
Used 7 times. Also: Esther 9:28, Psalms 73:19, Isaiah 66:17, Jeremiah 8:13, Zephaniah 1:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5486; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 4
עוֹף\־'of-[the] bird[s] of
Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bird
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 5
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 6
וּדְגֵ֣יu.de.Geiand [the] fish<es> of
Lemma: דָּג (dag) · Strong's: H1709H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fish
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, 1 Kings 4:33, Nehemiah 13:16, Job 12:8, Job 41:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1709H; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 7
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 8
וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.Lotand the stumbling-blocks
Lemma: מַכְשֵׁלָה (makh.she.lah) · Strong's: H4384
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: ruins
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4384; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 9
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 Zephaniah 1:3 word 10
הָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'Imthe wicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 11
וְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 12
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 1:3 word 13
הָאָדָ֗םha.'a.Dam<the> humankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 14
מֵעַ֛לme.'Alfrom on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 15
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 16
הָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.Mahthe ground
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: planet
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 12:3, Exodus 10:6, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:16, Numbers 12:3, Deuteronomy 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127I; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 17
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 18
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:3 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will sweep away | → | סוּף H5486 to cease |
| man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| and beast | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| I will sweep away | → | סוּף H5486 to cease |
| the birds | → | עוֹף H5775 bird |
| of the air | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| and the fish | → | דָּג H1709H fish |
| of the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and the idols | → | מַכְשֵׁלָה H4384 ruins |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| their wicked {worshipers} | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| I will cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| mankind | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| of the earth | → | אֲדָמָה H0127I land: planet |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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