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And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. : or, when, etc (KJV)
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וְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yahand it will belong
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 2:7 word 1
חֶ֗בֶלChe.vel[the] region
Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: cord
Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 2
לִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.Ritto [the] remnant of
Lemma: שְׁאֵרִית (she.e.rit) · Strong's: H7611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:31, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 4:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7611; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 3
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 4
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 5
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hemon them
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 2:7 word 6
יִרְע֑וּןyir.'Unthey will graze !
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 Zephaniah 2:7 word 7
בְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.Teiin [the] houses of
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 2:7 word 8
אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonAshkelon
Lemma: אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ash.qe.lon) · Strong's: H0831
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ashkelon
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 1:18, Judges 14:19, 1 Samuel 6:17, 2 Samuel 1:20, Jeremiah 25:20, Jeremiah 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0831; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 9
בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revin the evening
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 10
יִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.Tzunthey will lie down !
Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 11
כִּ֧יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 12
יִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.Demhe will visit them
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to reckon: visit
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 21:1, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 4:31, Exodus 13:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485I; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 13
יְהוָ֥הYah.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 2:7 word 14
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod their
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 15
וְשָׁ֥בve.Shavand he will turn back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to return: rescue
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Zephaniah 2:7 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The coast will belong | → | חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord |
| to | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the remnant | → | שְׁאֵרִית H7611 remnant |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| there | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| they will find pasture | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| They will lie down | → | רָבַץ H7257 to stretch |
| in the evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| among the houses | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Ashkelon | → | אַשְׁקְלוֹן H0831 Ashkelon |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| their God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| will attend to them | → | פָּקַד H6485I to reckon: visit |
| and restore | → | שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue |
| their captives | → | שְׁבִית H7622 captivity |
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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