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Young menבַּחוּרִיםhave carriedנָשָׂאוּthe mill,טְחוֹןand boysוּנְעָרִיםhave stumbledכָּשָׁלוּunder the wood.בָּעֵץ
Lamentations 5:13
Study it in the app“Young men have carried the mill, and boys have stumbled under the wood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:13, word by word
- Young menבַּחוּרִיםbachurim
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachurim” appears- have carriedנָשָׂאוּnasau
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasau” appears- the millטְחוֹןtechon
hand mill
"Techon": a hand mill, the grinding stone; carrying it was the work of slaves.
Where else “techon” appears- and boysנְעָרִיםnearim
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “nearim” appears- have stumbledכָּשָׁלוּkashalu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “kashalu” appears- under the woodעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears
The context
12Princes were hung up by their hand; the face of elders was not honored.
13 · This verse (above)
14The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.