Zephaniah 1:9 Go deeper
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In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. (KJV)
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וּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.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 1:9 word 1
עַ֧ל'alon
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 1:9 word 2
כָּל\־kol-every
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 Zephaniah 1:9 word 3
הַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.Leg<the> [one who] leaps
Lemma: דָּלַג (da.lag) · Strong's: H1801
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to leap
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:30, Psalms 18:29, Song of Solomon 2:8, Isaiah 35:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1801; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 4
עַל\־'al-over
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 1:9 word 5
הַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.Tanthe threshold
Lemma: מִפְתָּן (miph.tan) · Strong's: H4670
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: threshold
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 5:4, 1 Samuel 5:5, Ezekiel 9:3, Ezekiel 10:4, Ezekiel 10:18, Ezekiel 46:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4670; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 6
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 1:9 word 7
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 8
הַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'Imthose [who] fill
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 9
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 1:9 word 10
אֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.Hemlord<s> their
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 11
חָמָ֥סcha.Masviolence
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 12
וּמִרְמָֽה\׃\ \סu.mir.Mahand deceit
Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: deceit
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| I will punish | → | פָּקַד H6485H to reckon: punish |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who leap | → | דָּלַג H1801 to leap |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the threshold | → | מִפְתָּן H4670 threshold |
| who fill | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| of their master | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| with violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| and deceit | → | מִרְמָה H4820 deceit |
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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