Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTherefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive. Young's Literal Translation Therefore a curse hath consumed the land, And the inhabitants in it are become desolate, Therefore consumed have been inhabitants of the land, And few men have been left. King James Bible Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. Hebrew Thereforeעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a curse אָלָה֙ (’ā·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 423: An imprecation has consumed אָ֣כְלָה (’ā·ḵə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat the earth, אֶ֔רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and its inhabitants יֹ֣שְׁבֵי (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry must bear the guilt; וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ (way·ye’·šə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 816: To be guilty, to be punished, perish the earth’s אֶ֔רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land dwellers יֹ֣שְׁבֵי (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry have been burned, חָרוּ֙ (ḥā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn and only a few אֱנ֖וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 582: Man, mankind survive. וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר (wə·niš·’ar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant |
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