“Turn away,סוּרוּunclean!”טָמֵאthey calledקָרְאוּto them;לָמוֹ“turn away,סוּרוּturn away,סוּרוּdo notאַלtouch!”תִּגָּעוּWhenכִּיthey fled,נָצוּthey alsoגַּםwandered;נָעוּthey saidאָמְרוּamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִם“They will notלֹאcontinueיוֹסִיפוּto reside as aliens here.”לָגוּר
Lamentations 4:15
Study it in the app““Turn away, unclean!” they called to them; “turn away, turn away, do not touch!” When they fled, they also wandered; they said among the nations, “They will not continue to reside as aliens here.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 4:15, word by word
- “Turn awayסוּרוּsuru
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “suru” appears- uncleanטָמֵאtame
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “tame” appears- they calledקָרְאוּkaru
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “karu” appears- touchתִּגָּעוּtigau
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “tigau” appears- they fledנָצוּnatsu
flee
To run away from a place to get clear of danger.
Where else “natsu” appears- wanderedנָעוּnau
wander
To go from place to place with no fixed home, like an outcast.
Where else “nau” appears- they saidאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- continueיוֹסִיפוּyosifu
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosifu” appears- to reside as aliens hereגוּרgur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gur” appears
The context
14They wandered blind through the streets, defiled with blood, so that no one could touch their garments.
15 · This verse (above)
16The face of YHWH has scattered them; he will not again look on them; to the priests they showed no respect, the elders they did not favor.