Zephaniah 1:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.”

Zephaniah 1:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Zephaniah 1:611 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אֶתwəʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853

הַ/נְּסוֹגִ֖יםhanəswōgiym

backsliderparticleH5472

drive · go back · turn (away · back)

מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֣יmēʾaḥărēy

after (thatpronH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וַ/אֲשֶׁ֛רwaʾăšer

asconjH834

after · alike · because · every ···

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

בִקְשׁ֥וּbiqəšw

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

דְרָשֻֽׁ/הוּdərāšuhw

askverbH1875

at all · care for · diligently · inquire ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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