Lamentations 4:20 — Hebrew Bible interlinear

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. רוּחַ
2. רוּחַ
3. The breath of
4. breath of
5. H7307 ↗
6. S-Ncbsc
7. the_breath_of
8. S
9. Y-588
10. 333230
1. אַפֵּי,נוּ
2. אַף · הוּא
3. our nostrils of our
4. our nostrils
5. H639 ↗
6. S-Ncmdc,Sp1cp
7. our_nostrils_of,our
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333231
1. מְשִׁיחַ
2. מָשִׁיחַ
3. the one anointed of
4. anointed
5. H4899 ↗
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_[one]_anointed_of
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333232
1. יְהוָה
2. יהוה
3. YHWH
4. Yahweh's
5. H3068 ↗
6. S-Np
7. of_Yahweh
8. -
9. Person=God; Y-588
10. 333233
1. נִלְכַּד
2. לָכַד
3. he was captured
4. was captured
5. H3920 ↗
6. V-VNp3ms
7. he_was_captured
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333234
1. בִּ,שְׁחִיתוֹתָ,ם
2. בְּ · שְׁחִית · הוּא
3. in pits of their
4. in their pits
5. H7825 ↗
6. S-R,Ncfpc,Sp3mp
7. in,pits_of,their
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333235
1. אֲשֶׁר
2. אֲשֶׁר
3. whom
4. -
5. H834a ↗
6. P-Tr
7. whom
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333236
1. אָמַרְנוּ
2. אָמַר
3. we had said
4. we'd spoken
5. H559 ↗
6. V-Vqp1cp
7. we_had_said
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333237
1. בְּ,צִלּ,וֹ
2. בְּ · צֵל · הוּא
3. in shadow of his
4. about
5. H6738 ↗
6. O-R,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
7. in,shadow_of,his
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333238
1. נִחְיֶה
2. חָיָה
3. we will live
4. “We'll live
5. H2421 ↗
6. V-Vqi1cp
7. we_will_live
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333239
1. בַ,גּוֹיִם
2. בְּ · גּוֹי
3. among nations
4. among nations
5. H1471a ↗
6. O-Rd,Ncmpa
7. among,nations
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333240
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 333241
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-samekh
8. -
9. -
10. 333242

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ר֤וּחַ אַפֵּ֨י⁠נוּ֙

breath_of (Some words not found in UHB: breath_of our_nostrils_of,our anointed_of YHWH captured in,pits_of,their which/who said in,shadow_of,his live among,nations )

Here the writer is speaking as if the king were The breath of our nostrils, that is, as essential to the people’s lives as breathing. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The one who was essential to our life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נִלְכַּ֖ד בִּ⁠שְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: breath_of our_nostrils_of,our anointed_of YHWH captured in,pits_of,their which/who said in,shadow_of,his live among,nations )

Here the writer is speaking as if the king were an animal captured in their pits. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [fell into the traps they set] or [the enemies captured him in their pits]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְנוּ בְּ⁠צִלּ֖⁠וֹ נִֽחְיֶ֥ה בַ⁠גּוֹיִֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: breath_of our_nostrils_of,our anointed_of YHWH captured in,pits_of,their which/who said in,shadow_of,his live among,nations )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [of whom we said that we would live under his protection among the nations]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠צִלּ֖⁠וֹ נִֽחְיֶ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: breath_of our_nostrils_of,our anointed_of YHWH captured in,pits_of,their which/who said in,shadow_of,his live among,nations )

Here the writer is speaking as if the king’s protection were a shadow that shelters from the heat. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Under his protection we will live]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. The breath of
2. breath of
3. H7307 ↗
4. ר֤וּחַ
5. רוּחַ
6. S-Ncbsc
7. the_breath_of
8. S
9. Y-588
10. 333230
1. our nostrils of our
2. our nostrils
3. H639 ↗
4. אַפֵּ֨י,נוּ֙
5. אַף · הוּא
6. S-Ncmdc,Sp1cp
7. our_nostrils_of,our
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333231
1. the one anointed of
2. anointed
3. H4899 ↗
4. מְשִׁ֣יחַ
5. מָשִׁיחַ
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_[one]_anointed_of
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333232
1. YHWH
2. Yahweh's
3. H3068 ↗
4. יְהוָ֔ה
5. יהוה
6. S-Np
7. of_Yahweh
8. -
9. Person=God; Y-588
10. 333233
1. he was captured
2. was captured
3. H3920 ↗
4. נִלְכַּ֖ד
5. לָכַד
6. V-VNp3ms
7. he_was_captured
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333234
1. in pits of their
2. in their pits
3. H7825 ↗
4. בִּ,שְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑,ם
5. בְּ · שְׁחִית · הוּא
6. S-R,Ncfpc,Sp3mp
7. in,pits_of,their
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333235
1. whom
2. -
3. H834a ↗
4. אֲשֶׁ֣ר
5. אֲשֶׁר
6. P-Tr
7. whom
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333236
1. we had said
2. we'd spoken
3. H559 ↗
4. אָמַ֔רְנוּ
5. אָמַר
6. V-Vqp1cp
7. we_had_said
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333237
1. in shadow of his
2. about
3. H6738 ↗
4. בְּ,צִלּ֖,וֹ
5. בְּ · צֵל · הוּא
6. O-R,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
7. in,shadow_of,his
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333238
1. we will live
2. “We'll live
3. H2421 ↗
4. נִֽחְיֶ֥ה
5. חָיָה
6. V-Vqi1cp
7. we_will_live
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333239
1. among nations
2. among nations
3. H1471a ↗
4. בַ,גּוֹיִֽם
5. בְּ · גּוֹי
6. O-Rd,Ncmpa
7. among,nations
8. -
9. Y-588
10. 333240

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

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Hebrew word order

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)