Obadiah

Obadiah 1:14

¹⁴Nor should you stand at the crossroads

to cut off their fugitives,

nor deliver up their survivors

in the day of their distress.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nor should you	וְאַֽל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
stand	תַּעֲמֹד֙	ta·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the crossroads	הַפֶּ֔רֶק	hap·pe·req	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6563 parting of ways
to cut off	לְהַכְרִ֖ית	lə·haḵ·rîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
their fugitives	פְּלִיטָ֑יו	pə·lî·ṭāw	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6412 escaped one, fugitive
nor	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
deliver up	תַּסְגֵּ֥ר	tas·gêr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
their survivors	שְׂרִידָ֖יו	śə·rî·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8300 survivor
in the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of their distress	צָרָֽה׃	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.