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Hebrew wordlink #83927

OSHB Deu 4:27 מְתֵי (mətēy) Strongs=4962 Lemma=‘מַת’
contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘few_ones_of’
Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1451

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Other uses (11) of identical word form מְתֵי (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְתֵי’ (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) has 5 different glosses: ‘O_men_of’, ‘[am]_men_of’, ‘[will_be]_men_of’, ‘men_of’, ‘the_men_of’.

GEN 34:30 contextual word gloss=‘[am]_men_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB GEN 34:30 word 15

OET-LV: 30 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to Shimˊōn and_near/to Lēvī you(pl)_have _troubled DOM_me by_making_me _odious among_the _inhabitant[s]_of the_earth/land among_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] and_among_Pərizzī[s] and_I am_men _of number and_they _will _gather on_me and_they_will _attack _me and_I _will _be _destroyed I and_my _of_household. (GEN_34:30)

OET-RV: 30 Afterwards, Yacob scolded Simeon and Levi, saying, “You two have made trouble for me by destroying my reputation with those who live in the land—the Canaanites and the Perizzites. There’s only a few of us, and if they gather together to attack me and my household, then we’ll be destroyed—me and all my household.” (GEN 34:30)

1 CHR 16:19 contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB 1 CHR 16:19 word 2

OET-LV: 19 When_you_were men _of number like_a _little and_sojourning in_it. (CH1_16:19)

OET-RV: ⇔  19 When you were still a small group,
⇔ ≈ insignificant, and strangers in the land, (CH1 16:19)

JOB 11:11 contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB JOB 11:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 If/because he he _knows men _of falsehood and_he/it _saw wickedness and_not he _shows _himself _attentive. (JOB_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 He recognises people who are deceitful.
⇔ He sees wickedness but doesn’t reveal that he’s paying attention. (JOB 11:11)

JOB 19:19 contextual word gloss=‘the_men_of’ word gloss=‘friends_of’ OSHB JOB 19:19 word 3

OET-LV: 19 They_abhor _me all _of the _men _of my _council _of_of and_whom I _love they _have _turned against_me. (JOB_19:19)

OET-RV: 19 All my closest friends abhor me,
⇔ and those I love have turned on me. (JOB 19:19)

JOB 22:15 contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB JOB 22:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 A_path _of antiquity will _you _keep which they _have _trodden men _of wickedness. (JOB_22:15)

OET-RV: 15 Will you stay on the ancient paths,
⇔ on which wicked people regularly tred? (JOB 22:15)

JOB 31:31 contextual word gloss=‘the_men_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB JOB 31:31 word 4

OET-LV: 31 If not they _have _said the _men _of my _tent _of_of who will _he _give from_his _of_meat not one _who_is_satisfied. (JOB_31:31)

OET-RV: 31  Those who live in my home will declare
⇔ that no one has ever been denied food there. (JOB 31:31)

PSA 26:4 contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB PSA 26:4 word 4

OET-LV: 4 Not I _sit with men _of falsehood and_with those _who_conceal _themselves not I _go. (PSA_26:4)

OET-RV: 4 I don’t associate with deceitful people,
⇔ ≈ or with those who are dishonest. (PSA 26:4)

PSA 105:12 contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB PSA 105:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 On_their_being men _of number like_a _little and_they_were_sojourning in_it. (PSA_105:12)

OET-RV: 12 That was when they were few in number—
⇔ so few, and were strangers to the area. (PSA 105:12)

ISA 5:13 contextual word gloss=‘[will_be]_men_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB ISA 5:13 word 7

OET-LV: 13 For_so/thus/hence people _of_my it _will _go _into _exile from_not _of knowledge and_its _of_honour will _be_men _of hunger and_its _of_multitude will _be_parched _of thirst. (ISA_5:13)

OET-RV: 13 Therefore, my people will be exiled because of their for lack of understanding,
⇔ and its honourable people are hungry,
⇔ ≈ and the parched crowds are thirsty. (ISA 5:13)

ISA 41:14 contextual word gloss=‘O_men_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB ISA 41:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 do _not be _afraid Oh _worm _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ Oh _men _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) I I_will _help _you the _utterance _of YHWH and_is_your _of_redeemer the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (ISA_41:14)

OET-RV: 14 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 41:14)

JER 44:28 contextual word gloss=‘men_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB JER 44:28 word 9

OET-LV: 28 And_escapees _of the_sword they_will _return from the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) the _land _of Yəhūdāh men _of number and_ all _of _they _will _know the _remnant _of Yəhūdāh the_(ones _who)_went to_the _land _of Miʦrayim to_sojourn there the _message _of whom will _it _be _established from_me and_from_them. (JER_44:28)

OET-RV: 28 ◙ (JER 44:28)