Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. Young's Literal Translation And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land—not to destroy it, And I have not found. King James Bible And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Hebrew I searched forוָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ (wā·’ă·ḇaq·qêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after a man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person among them מֵהֶ֡ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They to repair גֹּֽדֵר־ (gō·ḏêr-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall the wall גָּדֵר֩ (gā·ḏêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1447: A circumvallation, an inclosure and stand וְעֹמֵ֨ד (wə·‘ō·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations in the gap בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ (bap·pe·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6556: A bursting forth, breach before Me לְפָנַ֛י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face on behalf of בְּעַ֥ד (bə·‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for the land, הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land so that I should not לְבִלְתִּ֣י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until destroy it. שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ (ša·ḥă·ṯāh) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin But I found מָצָֽאתִי׃ (mā·ṣā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present no one. וְלֹ֖א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no |
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