Lamentations 4:15

““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.””

Lamentations 4:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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