1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious">5315 [e]   9 bə·nap̄·šê·nū   9 בְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙    9 [at [the risk] of our lives   9 Prep‑b | N‑fsc | 1cp   9

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] nā·ḇî נָבִ֣יא we get V‑Hifil‑Imperf‑1cp

1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)">3899 [e] laḥ·mê·nū, לַחְמֵ֔נוּ our bread N‑msc | 1cp

1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] mip·pə·nê מִפְּנֵ֖י because Prep‑m | N‑cpc

1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone">2719 [e] ḥe·reḇ חֶ֥רֶב of the sword N‑fsc

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1a) pasture 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) 1d) wilderness (fig.) 2) mouth 2a) mouth (as organ of speech)">4057 [e] ham·miḏ·bār. הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ in the wilderness Art | N‑ms

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We secure our food at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness.

New American Standard Bible
We get our bread at the risk of our lives Because of the sword in the wilderness.

King James Bible
We gat our bread with [the peril of] our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. International Standard Version
We risk our lives to obtain our food, facing death in the desert.

American Standard Version
We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

Young's Literal Translation
With our lives we bring in our bread, Because of the sword of the wilderness.Lamentations 5:9 • Lamentations 5:9 NIV • Lamentations 5:9 NLT • Lamentations 5:9 ESV • Lamentations 5:9 NASB • Lamentations 5:9 KJV • Lamentations 5:9 Commentaries • Lamentations 5:9 Bible Apps • Lamentations 5:9 Biblia Paralela • Lamentations 5:9 Chinese Bible • Lamentations 5:9 French Bible • Lamentations 5:9 German Bible

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