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And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will be
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 1:8 word 1
בְּיוֹם֙be.yOmon [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 2
זֶ֣בַחZe.vach[the] sacrifice of
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sacrifice
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 3
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 1:8 word 4
וּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.Tiand I will visit [judgment]
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to reckon: punish
Used 51 times. Also: Leviticus 18:25, Job 35:15, Psalms 59:5, Psalms 89:32, Isaiah 10:12, Isaiah 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485H; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 5
עַל\־'al-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 1:8 word 6
הַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.Rimthe princes
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 7
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and 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 1:8 word 8
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 9
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 10
וְעַ֥לve.'Aland 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 1:8 word 11
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Zephaniah 1:8 word 12
הַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.Shimthose [who] are clothed
Lemma: לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) · Strong's: H3847
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to clothe
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3847; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 13
מַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.Bushclothing
Lemma: מַלְבּוּשׁ (mal.bush) · Strong's: H4403
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: garment
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:5, 2 Kings 10:22, 2 Chronicles 9:4, Job 27:16, Isaiah 63:3, Ezekiel 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4403; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 14
נָכְרִֽי\׃na.khe.Riforeign
Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On the Day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of the LORD’s | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| sacrifice | → | זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice |
| I will punish | → | פָּקַד H6485H to reckon: punish |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who are dressed | → | לָבֵשׁ H3847 to clothe |
| in foreign | → | נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign |
| apparel | → | מַלְבּוּשׁ H4403 garment |
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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