Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBy the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. Young's Literal Translation In the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath been no bread for the people of the land, King James Bible And in the fourth month, in the ninth [day] of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. Hebrew By the ninth [day]בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה (bə·ṯiš·‘āh) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 8672: Nine, ninth of the fourth הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ (hā·rə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth month, בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month the famine הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger in the city בָּעִ֑יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement was so severe וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק (way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer that the people לְעַ֥ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land had הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no food. לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain |