Lamentations
Lamentations 5:13
13Young men toil at millstones;
boys stagger under loads of wood.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young men | בַּחוּרִים֙ | ba·ḥū·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| toil | נָשָׂ֔אוּ | nā·śā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| at millstones | טְח֣וֹן | ṭə·ḥō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2911 grinding-mill, hand-mill |
| boys | וּנְעָרִ֖ים | ū·nə·‘ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| stagger | כָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ | kā·šā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| under loads of wood | בָּעֵ֥ץ | bā·‘êṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.