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I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. (KJV)
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אָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 1
אַךְ\־'akh-surely
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 2
תִּירְאִ֤יtir.'Iyou will fear
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: to fear: revere
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 3
אוֹתִי֙'o.Ti<obj.> me
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 3:7 word 4
תִּקְחִ֣יtik.Chiyou will accept
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: to take: recieve
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 5
מוּסָ֔רmu.Sarcorrection
Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: discipline
Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:2, Job 5:17, Job 20:3, Psalms 50:17, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4148G; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 6
וְלֹֽא\־ve.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 3:7 word 7
יִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.Retit will be cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 3:7 word 8
מְעוֹנָ֔הּme.'o.Nahdwelling its
Lemma: מָעוֹן (ma.on) · Strong's: H4583
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: habitation
Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 26:15, 1 Samuel 2:29, 1 Samuel 2:32, 2 Chronicles 30:27, 2 Chronicles 36:15, Psalms 26:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4583; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 9
כֹּ֥לkolall
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 3:7 word 10
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 11
פָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiI have visited
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to reckon: overseer
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:34, Leviticus 6:4, Numbers 1:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485J; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 12
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haon it
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 3:7 word 13
אָכֵן֙'a.Khennevertheless
Lemma: אָכֵן (a.khen) · Strong's: H0403
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: surely
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Exodus 2:14, 1 Samuel 15:32, 1 Kings 11:2, Job 32:8, Psalms 31:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0403; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 14
הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּhish.Ki.muthey rose early
Lemma: שָׁכַם (sha.kham) · Strong's: H7925
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to rise
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 26:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7925; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 15
הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּhish.Chi.tuthey corrupted
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 16
כֹּ֖לkolall
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 3:7 word 17
עֲלִילוֹתָֽם\׃a.li.lo.Tampractices their
Lemma: עֲלִילָה (a.li.lah) · Strong's: H5949
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wantonness
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:14, Deuteronomy 22:17, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Chronicles 16:8, Psalms 9:11, Psalms 14:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5949; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:7 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Surely | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| you will fear | → | יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere |
| Me | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and accept | → | לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve |
| correction | → | מוּסָר H4148G discipline |
| Then her dwelling place | → | מָעוֹן H4583 habitation |
| would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| [despite] all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| for which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I punished | → | פָּקַד H6485J to reckon: overseer |
| her | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| But | → | אָכֵן H0403 surely |
| they rose early | → | שָׁכַם H7925 to rise |
| to corrupt | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| their deeds | → | עֲלִילָה H5949 wantonness |
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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