King James Version

Obadiah 1:17

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

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וּבְהַ֥רuveharand in hillהַרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.צִיּ֛וֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.תִּהְיֶ֥הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.פְלֵיטָ֖הfeleytahdeliveranceפְּלֵיטָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “deliverance”, the ordinary formH6413deliverance; concretely, an escaped portiondeliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.וְהָ֣יָהvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.קֹ֑דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙veyareshvand expelיָרַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and expel”, a completed action in a sequenceH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יַֽעֲקֹ֔בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶםmorasheyhempossessionמוֹרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4180a possession; figuratively, delightpossession, thought.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions.

World English Bible

But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.

Darby Translation

But upon mount Zion shall there be deliverance, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

Douay-Rheims

And in mount Sion shall be salvation, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess those that possessed them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But on mount Sion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be a sanctuary; and the house of Jacob shall take for an inheritance those that took them for an inheritance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἑν δὲ τῷ ὄρει Σιὼν ἔσται σωτηρία, καὶ ἔσται ἅγιον· καὶ κατακληρονομήσουσιν ὁ οἶκος Ἰακὼβ τοῦς, κατακληρονομήσαντας αὐτούς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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