Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:16

¹⁶Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet

and burns incense to his fishing net,

for by these things his portion is sumptuous

and his food is rich.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
he sacrifices	יְזַבֵּ֣חַ	yə·zab·bê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to his dragnet	לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ	lə·ḥer·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing
and burns incense	וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר	wî·qaṭ·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to his fishing net	לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ	lə·miḵ·mar·tōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4365 net, fishing-net
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by these things	בָהֵ֙מָּה֙	ḇā·hêm·māh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
his portion	חֶלְק֔וֹ	ḥel·qōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
is sumptuous	שָׁמֵ֣ן	šā·mên	Adjective - masculine singular	H8082 fat, robust
and his food	וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ	ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3978 food
is rich	בְּרִאָֽה׃	bə·ri·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1277 fat

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.