Obadiah

Obadiah 1:11

¹¹On the day you stood aloof

while strangers carried off his wealth

and foreigners entered his gate

and cast lots for Jerusalem,

you were just like one of them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the day	בְּיוֹם֙	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
you stood	עֲמָֽדְךָ֣	‘ă·mā·ḏə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
aloof	מִנֶּ֔גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
while	בְּי֛וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
strangers	זָרִ֖ים	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
carried off	שְׁב֥וֹת	šə·ḇō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7617 take captive
his wealth	חֵיל֑וֹ	ḥê·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
and foreigners	וְנָכְרִ֞ים	wə·nā·ḵə·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H5237 foreign, alien
entered	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his gate	שַׁעֲרוֹ	ša·ʿă·rō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8179 gate
and cast	יַדּ֣וּ	yad·dū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3032 cast
lots	גוֹרָ֔ל	ḡō·w·rāl	Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
for	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
you	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
were just like one	כְּאַחַ֥ד	kə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of them	מֵהֶֽם׃	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 137:7 · Joel 3:3 · Nahum 3:10 · Psalm 50:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.