Lamentations 4:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.

Young's Literal Translation
They have wandered naked in out-places, They have been polluted with blood, Without [any] being able to touch their clothing,

King James Bible
They have wandered [as] blind [men] in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.

Hebrew
They wandered
נָע֤וּ (nā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter

blind
עִוְרִים֙ (‘iw·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 5787: Blind

in the streets,
בַּֽחוּצ֔וֹת (ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

defiled
נְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ (nə·ḡō·’ă·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1351: To soil, desecrate

by this blood,
בַּדָּ֑ם (bad·dām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

so that no
בְּלֹ֣א (bə·lō)
Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

one dared
יֽוּכְל֔וּ (yū·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

to touch
יִגְּע֖וּ (yig·gə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

their garments.
בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ (bil·ḇu·šê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3830: A garment, clothing, raiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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