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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.1", "source": "הוֹי עֲטֶרֶת גֵּאוּת שִׁכֹּרֵי אֶפְרַיִם וְצִיץ נֹבֵל צְבִי תִפְאַרְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשׁ גֵּיא־שְׁמָנִים הֲלוּמֵי יָיִן", "text": "*Hôy* *ʿăṭeret* *gēʾût* *šikkōrēy* *ʾep̄rayim* *wə-ṣîṣ* *nōḇēl* *ṣəḇî* *tip̄ʾartô* *ʾăšer* on-*rōʾš* *gēyʾ*-*šəmānîm* *hălûmēy* *yāyîn*", "grammar": { "*Hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*ʿăṭeret*": "construct state, feminine singular noun - crown of", "*gēʾût*": "feminine singular noun - pride/arrogance", "*šikkōrēy*": "construct state, masculine plural participle - drunkards of", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*wə-ṣîṣ*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and flower/blossom", "*nōḇēl*": "masculine singular participle - fading/withering", "*ṣəḇî*": "masculine singular construct - beauty/glory of", "*tip̄ʾartô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his splendor/glory", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular noun - head", "*gēyʾ*": "masculine singular construct - valley of", "*šəmānîm*": "masculine plural noun - fatness/fertility", "*hălûmēy*": "masculine plural construct participle - those struck by", "*yāyîn*": "masculine singular noun - wine" }, "variants": { "*Hôy*": "woe/alas/ho/ah", "*gēʾût*": "pride/majesty/arrogance/excellence", "*nōḇēl*": "fading/withering/drooping", "*ṣəḇî*": "beauty/glory/ornament/gazelle", "*šəmānîm*": "fatness/fertility/richness", "*hălûmēy*": "struck by/overcome by/stunned by" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.2", "source": "הִנֵּה חָזָק וְאַמִּץ לַאדֹנָי כְּזֶרֶם בָּרָד שַׂעַר קָטֶב כְּזֶרֶם מַיִם כַּבִּירִים שֹׁטְפִים הִנִּיחַ לָאָרֶץ בְּיָד", "text": "*Hinnēh* *ḥāzāq* *wə-ʾammîṣ* to-*ʾăḏōnāy* like-*zerem* *bārāḏ* *śaʿar* *qāṭeḇ* like-*zerem* *mayim* *kabbîrîm* *šōṭəp̄îm* *hinnîaḥ* to-*ʾāreṣ* with-*yāḏ*", "grammar": { "*Hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ḥāzāq*": "masculine singular adjective - strong", "*wə-ʾammîṣ*": "conjunction + masculine singular adjective - and mighty", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st plural suffix - Lord/my Lord", "*zerem*": "masculine singular construct - flood/downpour of", "*bārāḏ*": "masculine singular noun - hail", "*śaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - storm of", "*qāṭeḇ*": "masculine singular noun - destruction", "*zerem*": "masculine singular construct - flood of", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*kabbîrîm*": "masculine plural adjective - mighty", "*šōṭəp̄îm*": "masculine plural participle - overflowing", "*hinnîaḥ*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - cast down/laid down", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*yāḏ*": "feminine singular noun - hand" }, "variants": { "*ḥāzāq*": "strong/mighty/powerful", "*ʾammîṣ*": "mighty/strong/brave", "*qāṭeḇ*": "destruction/pestilence/plague", "*hinnîaḥ*": "cast down/laid down/set down/cause to rest" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.3", "source": "בְּרַגְלַיִם תֵּרָמַסְנָה עֲטֶרֶת גֵּאוּת שִׁכּוֹרֵי אֶפְרָיִם", "text": "With-*raḡlayim* *tērāmasnāh* *ʿăṭeret* *gēʾût* *šikkôrēy* *ʾep̄rāyim*", "grammar": { "*raḡlayim*": "feminine dual noun - feet", "*tērāmasnāh*": "niphal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - will be trampled", "*ʿăṭeret*": "construct state, feminine singular noun - crown of", "*gēʾût*": "feminine singular noun - pride/arrogance", "*šikkôrēy*": "construct state, masculine plural participle - drunkards of", "*ʾep̄rāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim" }, "variants": { "*tērāmasnāh*": "will be trampled/will be trodden down", "*gēʾût*": "pride/majesty/arrogance/excellence" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.4", "source": "וְהָיְתָה צִיצַת נֹבֵל צְבִי תִפְאַרְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשׁ גֵּיא שְׁמָנִים כְּבִכּוּרָהּ בְּטֶרֶם קַיִץ אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה הָרֹאֶה אוֹתָהּ בְּעוֹדָהּ בְּכַפּוֹ יִבְלָעֶנָּה", "text": "*Wə-hāyəṯāh* *ṣîṣaṯ* *nōḇēl* *ṣəḇî* *tip̄ʾartô* *ʾăšer* on-*rōʾš* *gēyʾ* *šəmānîm* like-*bikkûrāh* before *qayiṣ* *ʾăšer* *yirʾeh* *hārōʾeh* *ʾôṯāh* while-*bəʿôḏāh* in-*kappô* *yiḇlāʿennāh*", "grammar": { "*Wə-hāyəṯāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and will be", "*ṣîṣaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - flower of", "*nōḇēl*": "masculine singular participle - fading/withering", "*ṣəḇî*": "masculine singular construct - beauty/glory of", "*tip̄ʾartô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his splendor", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular noun - head", "*gēyʾ*": "masculine singular construct - valley of", "*šəmānîm*": "masculine plural noun - fatness/fertility", "*bikkûrāh*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its early fig", "*qayiṣ*": "masculine singular noun - summer/harvest", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yirʾeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - sees", "*hārōʾeh*": "definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the seer/one who sees", "*ʾôṯāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*bəʿôḏāh*": "preposition + adverb + 3rd feminine singular suffix - while still it", "*kappô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his palm/hand", "*yiḇlāʿennāh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he swallows it" }, "variants": { "*nōḇēl*": "fading/withering/drooping", "*ṣəḇî*": "beauty/glory/ornament/gazelle", "*šəmānîm*": "fatness/fertility/richness", "*bikkûrāh*": "early fig/first-ripe fruit", "*yiḇlāʿennāh*": "swallows it/devours it/consumes it" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.5", "source": "בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת לַעֲטֶרֶת צְבִי וְלִצְפִירַת תִּפְאָרָה לִשְׁאָר עַמּוֹ", "text": "In-*yôm* *hahûʾ* *yihyeh* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôṯ* for-*ʿăṭereṯ* *ṣəḇî* and-for-*ṣəp̄îraṯ* *tip̄ʾārāh* for-*šəʾār* *ʿammô*", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ṣəḇāʾôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies", "*ʿăṭereṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular noun - crown of", "*ṣəḇî*": "masculine singular noun - beauty/glory", "*ṣəp̄îraṯ*": "feminine singular construct - diadem of", "*tip̄ʾārāh*": "feminine singular noun - beauty/glory", "*šəʾār*": "masculine singular construct - remnant of", "*ʿammô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people" }, "variants": { "*ṣəḇî*": "beauty/glory/ornament/splendor", "*ṣəp̄îraṯ*": "diadem/crown/garland", "*tip̄ʾārāh*": "beauty/glory/splendor", "*šəʾār*": "remnant/residue/rest" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.6", "source": "וּלְרוּחַ מִשְׁפָּט לַיּוֹשֵׁב עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּט וְלִגְבוּרָה מְשִׁיבֵי מִלְחָמָה שָׁעְרָה", "text": "And-for-*rûaḥ* *mišpāṭ* for-*hayyôšēḇ* on-*hammišpāṭ* and-for-*gəḇûrāh* *məšîḇēy* *milḥāmāh* *šāʿərāh*", "grammar": { "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular construct - spirit of", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment", "*hayyôšēḇ*": "definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the one sitting", "*hammišpāṭ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the judgment", "*gəḇûrāh*": "feminine singular noun - strength", "*məšîḇēy*": "hiphil participle masculine plural construct - those turning back", "*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun - battle/war", "*šāʿərāh*": "noun + directional heh - to the gate" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/ordinance", "*gəḇûrāh*": "strength/might/power", "*məšîḇēy*": "those turning back/those driving back", "*šāʿərāh*": "to the gate/at the gate" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.7", "source": "וְגַם־אֵלֶּה בַּיַּיִן שָׁגוּ וּבַשֵּׁכָר תָּעוּ כֹּהֵן וְנָבִיא שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר נִבְלְעוּ מִן־הַיַּיִן תָּעוּ מִן־הַשֵּׁכָר שָׁגוּ בָּרֹאֶה פָּקוּ פְּלִילִיָּה", "text": "And-also-*ʾēlleh* with-*yayin* *šāḡû* and-with-*šēḵār* *tāʿû* *kōhēn* and-*nāḇîʾ* *šāḡû* with-*šēḵār* *niḇləʿû* from-*hayyayin* *tāʿû* from-*haššēḵār* *šāḡû* in-*bārōʾeh* *pāqû* *pəlîliyyāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun - wine", "*šāḡû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they reel", "*šēḵār*": "masculine singular noun - strong drink", "*tāʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they stagger", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular noun - priest", "*nāḇîʾ*": "masculine singular noun - prophet", "*šāḡû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they reel", "*šēḵār*": "masculine singular noun - strong drink", "*niḇləʿû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are swallowed up", "*hayyayin*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the wine", "*tāʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they stagger", "*haššēḵār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the strong drink", "*šāḡû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they reel", "*bārōʾeh*": "preposition + definite article + qal participle masculine singular - in the seeing", "*pāqû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they stumble", "*pəlîliyyāh*": "feminine singular noun - judgment" }, "variants": { "*šāḡû*": "reel/err/go astray", "*tāʿû*": "stagger/wander/go astray", "*niḇləʿû*": "are swallowed up/consumed/overwhelmed", "*bārōʾeh*": "in the seeing/in vision/in prophecy", "*pāqû*": "stumble/totter/fail", "*pəlîliyyāh*": "judgment/decision/office" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.8", "source": "כִּי כָּל־שֻׁלְחָנוֹת מָלְאוּ קִיא צֹאָה בְּלִי מָקוֹם", "text": "For *kāl*-*šulḥānôṯ* *mālʾû* *qîʾ* *ṣōʾāh* without *māqôm*", "grammar": { "*kāl*": "masculine singular construct - all/every", "*šulḥānôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - tables", "*mālʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they are full", "*qîʾ*": "masculine singular noun - vomit", "*ṣōʾāh*": "feminine singular noun - filth/excrement", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place/space" }, "variants": { "*mālʾû*": "are full/filled with", "*qîʾ*": "vomit/filth", "*ṣōʾāh*": "filth/excrement/feces" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.9", "source": "אֶת־מִי יוֹרֶה דֵעָה וְאֶת־מִי יָבִין שְׁמוּעָה גְּמוּלֵי מֵחָלָב עַתִּיקֵי מִשָּׁדָיִם", "text": "*ʾeṯ*-whom *yôreh* *dēʿāh* and-*ʾeṯ*-whom *yāḇîn* *šəmûʿāh* *gəmûlēy* from-*ḥālāḇ* *ʿattîqēy* from-*šādāyim*", "grammar": { "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yôreh*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will teach", "*dēʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yāḇîn*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will cause to understand", "*šəmûʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - message/report", "*gəmûlēy*": "masculine plural construct - those weaned from", "*ḥālāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - milk", "*ʿattîqēy*": "masculine plural construct - those removed from", "*šādāyim*": "masculine dual noun - breasts" }, "variants": { "*yôreh*": "will teach/will instruct", "*dēʿāh*": "knowledge/understanding", "*yāḇîn*": "will cause to understand/will make comprehend", "*šəmûʿāh*": "message/report/what is heard", "*gəmûlēy*": "those weaned from/those taken from", "*ʿattîqēy*": "those removed from/those taken from" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.10", "source": "כִּי צַו לָצָו צַו לָצָו קַו לָקָו קַו לָקָו זְעֵיר שָׁם זְעֵיר שָׁם", "text": "For *ṣaw* to-*ṣāw* *ṣaw* to-*ṣāw* *qaw* to-*qāw* *qaw* to-*qāw* *zəʿēyr* *šām* *zəʿēyr* *šām*", "grammar": { "*ṣaw*": "masculine singular noun - command/precept", "*ṣāw*": "masculine singular noun - command/precept", "*qaw*": "masculine singular noun - line/measuring line", "*qāw*": "masculine singular noun - line/measuring line", "*zəʿēyr*": "masculine singular adjective - little", "*šām*": "adverb - there" }, "variants": { "*ṣaw*": "command/precept/rule", "*qaw*": "line/measuring line/rule", "*zəʿēyr*": "little/a little/small amount" } }

11

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.11", "source": "כִּי בְּלַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה וּבְלָשׁוֹן אַחֶרֶת יְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם הַזֶּה", "text": "For with-*laʿăḡēy* *śāp̄āh* and-with-*lāšôn* *ʾaḥereṯ* *yəḏabbēr* to-*hāʿām* *hazzeh*", "grammar": { "*laʿăḡēy*": "masculine plural construct - mockings of", "*śāp̄āh*": "feminine singular noun - lip/speech", "*lāšôn*": "feminine singular noun - tongue/language", "*ʾaḥereṯ*": "feminine singular adjective - another/different", "*yəḏabbēr*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will speak", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this" }, "variants": { "*laʿăḡēy*": "mockings/stammerings/alien speech", "*śāp̄āh*": "lip/speech/language", "*lāšôn*": "tongue/language/speech", "*yəḏabbēr*": "will speak/will talk" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.12", "source": "אֲשֶׁר אָמַר אֲלֵיהֶם זֹאת הַמְּנוּחָה הָנִיחוּ לֶעָיֵף וְזֹאת הַמַּרְגֵּעָה וְלֹא אָבוּא שְׁמוֹעַ", "text": "*ʾăšer* *ʾāmar* to-them this *hamməṇûḥāh* *hānîḥû* to-*ʿāyēp̄* and-this *hammarəgēʿāh* and-not *ʾāḇûʾ* *šəmôaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*hamməṇûḥāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the rest", "*hānîḥû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - cause to rest", "*ʿāyēp̄*": "masculine singular adjective - weary/faint", "*hammarəgēʿāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the refreshing", "*ʾāḇûʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were willing", "*šəmôaʿ*": "qal infinitive construct - to hear" }, "variants": { "*hamməṇûḥāh*": "the rest/the resting place", "*hānîḥû*": "cause to rest/give rest", "*ʿāyēp̄*": "weary/faint/exhausted", "*hammarəgēʿāh*": "the refreshing/the repose", "*ʾāḇûʾ*": "were willing/consented/wanted" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.13", "source": "וְהָיָה לָהֶם דְּבַר־יְהוָה צַו לָצָו צַו לָצָו קַו לָקָו קַו לָקָו זְעֵיר שָׁם זְעֵיר שָׁם לְמַעַן יֵלְכוּ וְכָשְׁלוּ אָחוֹר וְנִשְׁבָּרוּ וְנוֹקְשׁוּ וְנִלְכָּדוּ", "text": "*Wə-hāyāh* to-them *dəḇar*-*YHWH* *ṣaw* to-*ṣāw* *ṣaw* to-*ṣāw* *qaw* to-*qāw* *qaw* to-*qāw* *zəʿēyr* *šām* *zəʿēyr* *šām* so-that *yēləḵû* and-*ḵāšəlû* *ʾāḥôr* and-*nišbārû* and-*nôqəšû* and-*nilkāḏû*", "grammar": { "*Wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be", "*dəḇar*": "masculine singular construct - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ṣaw*": "masculine singular noun - command/precept", "*ṣāw*": "masculine singular noun - command/precept", "*qaw*": "masculine singular noun - line/measuring line", "*qāw*": "masculine singular noun - line/measuring line", "*zəʿēyr*": "masculine singular adjective - little", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*yēləḵû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will go", "*ḵāšəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they stumble", "*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward", "*nišbārû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are broken", "*nôqəšû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are snared", "*nilkāḏû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are caught" }, "variants": { "*ṣaw*": "command/precept/rule", "*qaw*": "line/measuring line/rule", "*zəʿēyr*": "little/a little/small amount", "*yēləḵû*": "will go/will walk/will proceed", "*ḵāšəlû*": "stumble/fall/stagger", "*nišbārû*": "are broken/are shattered", "*nôqəšû*": "are snared/are trapped", "*nilkāḏû*": "are caught/are captured/are taken" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.14", "source": "לָכֵן שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה אַנְשֵׁי לָצוֹן מֹשְׁלֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלִָם", "text": "Therefore *šimʿû* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* *ʾanšēy* *lāṣôn* *mōšəlēy* *hāʿām* *hazzeh* *ʾăšer* in-*Yərûšālāim*", "grammar": { "*šimʿû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - hear", "*dəḇar*": "masculine singular construct - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʾanšēy*": "masculine plural construct - men of", "*lāṣôn*": "masculine singular noun - scorn/mockery", "*mōšəlēy*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - rulers of", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*Yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*ʾanšēy*": "men of/leaders of", "*lāṣôn*": "scorn/mockery/scoffing", "*mōšəlēy*": "rulers of/governors of" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.15", "source": "כִּי אֲמַרְתֶּם כָּרַתְנוּ בְרִית אֶת־מָוֶת וְעִם־שְׁאוֹל עָשִׂינוּ חֹזֶה שיט שׁוֹט שׁוֹטֵף כִּי־עבר יַעֲבֹר לֹא יְבוֹאֵנוּ כִּי שַׂמְנוּ כָזָב מַחְסֵנוּ וּבַשֶּׁקֶר נִסְתָּרְנוּ", "text": "For *ʾămartem* *kāraṯnû* *ḇərîṯ* with-*māweṯ* and-with-*šəʾôl* *ʿāśînû* *ḥōzeh* *šôṭ* *šôṭēp̄* when-*yaʿăḇōr* not *yəḇôʾēnû* for *śamnû* *ḵāzāḇ* *maḥsēnû* and-in-*haššeqer* *nistārnû*", "grammar": { "*ʾămartem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have said", "*kāraṯnû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have cut", "*ḇərîṯ*": "feminine singular noun - covenant", "*māweṯ*": "masculine singular noun - death", "*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol/underworld", "*ʿāśînû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have made", "*ḥōzeh*": "masculine singular noun - agreement/vision", "*šôṭ*": "masculine singular noun - scourge/whip", "*šôṭēp̄*": "qal participle masculine singular - overflowing", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it passes", "*yəḇôʾēnû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - it will come to us", "*śamnû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we have made", "*ḵāzāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*maḥsēnû*": "masculine singular noun + 1st common plural suffix - our refuge", "*haššeqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the falsehood", "*nistārnû*": "niphal perfect 1st common plural - we have hidden ourselves" }, "variants": { "*kāraṯnû*": "we have cut/we have made", "*ḇərîṯ*": "covenant/agreement/treaty", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*ḥōzeh*": "agreement/vision/contract", "*šôṭ*": "scourge/whip/flood", "*šôṭēp̄*": "overflowing/flooding/overwhelming", "*maḥsēnû*": "our refuge/our shelter", "*nistārnû*": "we have hidden ourselves/we have concealed ourselves" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.16", "source": "לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אָבֶן אֶבֶן בֹּחַן פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד הַמַּאֲמִין לֹא יָחִישׁ", "text": "Therefore thus *ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *hinənî* *yissaḏ* in-*ṣiyyôn* *ʾāḇen* *ʾeḇen* *bōḥan* *pinnaṯ* *yiqraṯ* *mûsāḏ* *mûssāḏ* *hammaʾămîn* not *yāḥîš*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he says", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st common singular suffix - behold me", "*yissaḏ*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has founded", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*ʾāḇen*": "feminine singular noun - stone", "*ʾeḇen*": "feminine singular construct - stone of", "*bōḥan*": "masculine singular noun - testing", "*pinnaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - corner of", "*yiqraṯ*": "feminine singular construct - preciousness of", "*mûsāḏ*": "masculine singular noun - foundation", "*mûssāḏ*": "pual participle masculine singular - being founded", "*hammaʾămîn*": "definite article + hiphil participle masculine singular - the one believing", "*yāḥîš*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will hasten/flee" }, "variants": { "*yissaḏ*": "has founded/has established/has laid", "*ʾeḇen*": "stone of testing/tested stone", "*bōḥan*": "testing/tried/approved", "*pinnaṯ*": "corner of/cornerstone of", "*yiqraṯ*": "preciousness of/value of", "*mûsāḏ*": "foundation/base", "*mûssāḏ*": "being founded/being established", "*hammaʾămîn*": "the one believing/the one trusting", "*yāḥîš*": "will hasten/will flee/will panic" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.17", "source": "וְשַׂמְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט לְקָו וּצְדָקָה לְמִשְׁקָלֶת וְיָעָה בָרָד מַחְסֵה כָזָב וְסֵתֶר מַיִם יִשְׁטֹפוּ", "text": "*Wə-śamtî* *mišpāṭ* for-*qāw* and-*ṣəḏāqāh* for-*mišqāleṯ* and-*yāʿāh* *ḇārāḏ* *maḥsēh* *ḵāzāḇ* and-*sēṯer* *mayim* *yišṭōp̄û*", "grammar": { "*Wə-śamtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st common singular - and I will make", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment", "*qāw*": "masculine singular noun - line/measuring line", "*ṣəḏāqāh*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness", "*mišqāleṯ*": "feminine singular noun - plummet/level", "*yāʿāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it sweeps away", "*ḇārāḏ*": "masculine singular noun - hail", "*maḥsēh*": "masculine singular construct - refuge of", "*ḵāzāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*sēṯer*": "masculine singular noun - hiding place", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters", "*yišṭōp̄û*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will overflow" }, "variants": { "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice", "*qāw*": "line/measuring line/rule", "*ṣəḏāqāh*": "righteousness/justice", "*mišqāleṯ*": "plummet/level/plumb line", "*yāʿāh*": "sweeps away/washes away", "*maḥsēh*": "refuge of/shelter of", "*sēṯer*": "hiding place/secret place", "*yišṭōp̄û*": "will overflow/will wash away" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.18", "source": "וְכֻפַּר בְּרִיתְכֶם אֶת־מָוֶת וְחָזוּתְכֶם אֶת־שְׁאוֹל לֹא תָקוּם שׁוֹט שׁוֹטֵף כִּי יַעֲבֹר וִהְיִיתֶם לוֹ לְמִרְמָס", "text": "*Wə-ḵuppar* *bərîṯəḵem* with-*māweṯ* and-*ḥāzûṯəḵem* with-*šəʾôl* not *ṯāqûm* *šôṭ* *šôṭēp̄* when *yaʿăḇōr* *wihyîṯem* to-him for-*mirəmās*", "grammar": { "*Wə-ḵuppar*": "conjunction + pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be annulled", "*bərîṯəḵem*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your covenant", "*māweṯ*": "masculine singular noun - death", "*ḥāzûṯəḵem*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your vision/agreement", "*šəʾôl*": "feminine singular noun - Sheol/underworld", "*ṯāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - it will stand", "*šôṭ*": "masculine singular noun - scourge/whip", "*šôṭēp̄*": "qal participle masculine singular - overflowing", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it passes", "*wihyîṯem*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you will be", "*mirəmās*": "masculine singular noun - trampling place" }, "variants": { "*ḵuppar*": "will be annulled/will be cancelled", "*bərîṯəḵem*": "your covenant/your agreement", "*ḥāzûṯəḵem*": "your vision/your agreement/your pact", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld", "*ṯāqûm*": "will stand/will be established", "*šôṭ*": "scourge/whip/flood", "*šôṭēp̄*": "overflowing/flooding", "*mirəmās*": "trampling place/something trodden down" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.19", "source": "מִדֵּי עָבְרוֹ יִקַּח אֶתְכֶם כִּי־בַבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר יַעֲבֹר בַּיּוֹם וּבַלָּיְלָה וְהָיָה רַק־זְוָעָה הָבִין שְׁמוּעָה", "text": "From-*middēy* *ʿāḇərô* *yiqqaḥ* *ʾeṯəḵem* for-in-*habbōqer* in-*habbōqer* *yaʿăḇōr* in-*hayyôm* and-in-*hallāyəlāh* *wə-hāyāh* only-*zəwāʿāh* *hāḇîn* *šəmûʿāh*", "grammar": { "*middēy*": "preposition + construct - from time of", "*ʿāḇərô*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its passing", "*yiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will take", "*ʾeṯəḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*habbōqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning", "*habbōqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will pass", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day", "*hallāyəlāh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the night", "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be", "*zəwāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - terror/horror", "*hāḇîn*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to understand", "*šəmûʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - report/message" }, "variants": { "*yiqqaḥ*": "will take/will seize", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "will pass/will pass through/will cross over", "*zəwāʿāh*": "terror/horror/trembling", "*hāḇîn*": "to understand/to comprehend", "*šəmûʿāh*": "report/message/rumor" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.20", "source": "כִּי־קָצַר הַמַּצָּע מֵהִשְׂתָּרֵעַ וְהַמַסֵּכָה צָרָה כְּהִתְכַּנֵּס", "text": "For-*qāṣar* *hammaṣṣāʿ* from-*hīśtārēaʿ* and-*hammasēḵāh* *ṣārāh* when-*hiṯkannēs*", "grammar": { "*qāṣar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is too short", "*hammaṣṣāʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the bed/couch", "*hīśtārēaʿ*": "hitpael infinitive construct - to stretch oneself", "*hammasēḵāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the covering/blanket", "*ṣārāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - is narrow", "*hiṯkannēs*": "hitpael infinitive construct - to wrap oneself" }, "variants": { "*qāṣar*": "is too short/is insufficient", "*hammaṣṣāʿ*": "the bed/the couch", "*hīśtārēaʿ*": "to stretch oneself/to extend oneself", "*hammasēḵāh*": "the covering/the blanket", "*ṣārāh*": "is narrow/is small/is tight", "*hiṯkannēs*": "to wrap oneself/to gather oneself" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.21", "source": "כִּי כְהַר־פְּרָצִים יָקוּם יְהוָה כְּעֵמֶק בְּגִבְעוֹן יִרְגָּז לַעֲשׂוֹת מַעֲשֵׂהוּ זָר מַעֲשֵׂהוּ וְלַעֲבֹד עֲבֹדָתוֹ נָכְרִיָּה עֲבֹדָתוֹ", "text": "For like-*har*-*pərāṣîm* *yāqûm* *YHWH* like-*ʿēmeq* in-*ḡiḇʿôn* *yirəgāz* to-*laʿăśôṯ* *maʿăśēhû* *zār* *maʿăśēhû* and-to-*laʿăḇōḏ* *ʿăḇōḏāṯô* *nāḵəriyyāh* *ʿăḇōḏāṯô*", "grammar": { "*har*": "masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*pərāṣîm*": "proper noun - Perazim", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will rise", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʿēmeq*": "masculine singular noun - valley", "*ḡiḇʿôn*": "proper noun - Gibeon", "*yirəgāz*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be agitated", "*laʿăśôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - to do", "*maʿăśēhû*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work", "*zār*": "masculine singular adjective - strange", "*maʿăśēhû*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "qal infinitive construct - to work", "*ʿăḇōḏāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work", "*nāḵəriyyāh*": "feminine singular adjective - strange/foreign", "*ʿăḇōḏāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work" }, "variants": { "*yāqûm*": "will rise/will stand/will arise", "*yirəgāz*": "will be agitated/will tremble/will be in wrath", "*zār*": "strange/foreign/alien", "*nāḵəriyyāh*": "strange/foreign/alien" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.22", "source": "וְעַתָּה אַל־תִּתְלוֹצָצוּ פֶּן־יֶחְזְקוּ מוֹסְרֵיכֶם כִּי־כָלָה וְנֶחֱרָצָה שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאֵת אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאוֹת עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ", "text": "And-now not-*tiṯlôṣāṣû* lest-*yeḥzəqû* *môsərêḵem* for-*ḵālāh* and-*neḥĕrāṣāh* *šāmaʿtî* from-*ʾēṯ* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôṯ* upon-all-*hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*tiṯlôṣāṣû*": "hitpael imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you scoff", "*yeḥzəqû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they become strong", "*môsərêḵem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your bonds", "*ḵālāh*": "feminine singular noun - complete destruction", "*neḥĕrāṣāh*": "niphal participle feminine singular - determined", "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I have heard", "*ʾēṯ*": "preposition - from", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ṣəḇāʾôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*tiṯlôṣāṣû*": "you scoff/you mock/you scorn", "*yeḥzəqû*": "become strong/be strengthened", "*môsərêḵem*": "your bonds/your chains/your fetters", "*ḵālāh*": "complete destruction/consumption/annihilation", "*neḥĕrāṣāh*": "determined/decreed/decided" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.23", "source": "הַאֲזִינוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ קוֹלִי הַקְשִׁיבוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ אִמְרָתִי", "text": "*Haʾăzînû* and-*šimʿû* *qôlî* *haqšîḇû* and-*šimʿû* *ʾimrāṯî*", "grammar": { "*Haʾăzînû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - give ear", "*šimʿû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - hear", "*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - my voice", "*haqšîḇû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - pay attention", "*šimʿû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - hear", "*ʾimrāṯî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - my speech" }, "variants": { "*Haʾăzînû*": "give ear/listen attentively", "*haqšîḇû*": "pay attention/attend closely/listen intently", "*ʾimrāṯî*": "my speech/my word/my saying" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.24", "source": "הֲכֹל הַיּוֹם יַחֲרֹשׁ הַחֹרֵשׁ לִזְרֹעַ יְפַתַּח וִישַׂדֵּד אַדְמָתוֹ", "text": "?-all *hayyôm* *yaḥărōš* *haḥōrēš* to-*lizrōaʿ* *yəp̄attaḥ* and-*wiśaddēḏ* *ʾaḏmāṯô*", "grammar": { "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day", "*yaḥărōš*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he plows", "*haḥōrēš*": "definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the plower", "*lizrōaʿ*": "qal infinitive construct - to sow", "*yəp̄attaḥ*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he breaks up", "*wiśaddēḏ*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he harrows", "*ʾaḏmāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ground" }, "variants": { "*yaḥărōš*": "plows/tills", "*yəp̄attaḥ*": "breaks up/opens", "*wiśaddēḏ*": "harrows/levels/smooths", "*ʾaḏmāṯô*": "his ground/his soil/his land" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.25", "source": "הֲלוֹא אִם־שִׁוָּה פָנֶיהָ וְהֵפִיץ קֶצַח וְכַמֹּן יִזְרֹק וְשָׂם חִטָּה שׂוֹרָה וּשְׂעֹרָה נִסְמָן וְכֻסֶּמֶת גְּבֻלָתוֹ", "text": "?-not if-*šiwwāh* *p̄ānêhā* and-*hēp̄îṣ* *qeṣaḥ* and-*ḵammōn* *yizrōq* and-*śām* *ḥiṭṭāh* *śôrāh* and-*śəʿōrāh* *nismān* and-*ḵussemeṯ* *gəḇulāṯô*", "grammar": { "*šiwwāh*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has leveled", "*p̄ānêhā*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its surface", "*hēp̄îṣ*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has scattered", "*qeṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - black cummin", "*ḵammōn*": "masculine singular noun - cummin", "*yizrōq*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he sows", "*śām*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has placed", "*ḥiṭṭāh*": "feminine singular noun - wheat", "*śôrāh*": "feminine singular noun - in rows", "*śəʿōrāh*": "feminine singular noun - barley", "*nismān*": "niphal participle masculine singular - appointed/designated", "*ḵussemeṯ*": "feminine singular noun - spelt", "*gəḇulāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its border" }, "variants": { "*šiwwāh*": "has leveled/has made even", "*p̄ānêhā*": "its surface/its face", "*hēp̄îṣ*": "has scattered/has spread", "*qeṣaḥ*": "black cummin/black caraway", "*yizrōq*": "sows/casts/throws", "*śôrāh*": "in rows/in appointed place", "*nismān*": "appointed/designated/marked place", "*ḵussemeṯ*": "spelt/rye", "*gəḇulāṯô*": "its border/its boundary/its edge" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.26", "source": "וְיִסְּרוֹ לַמִּשְׁפָּט אֱלֹהָיו יוֹרֶנּוּ", "text": "And-*yissərô* for-*hammišpāṭ* *ʾĕlōhāyw* *yôrennû*", "grammar": { "*yissərô*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he instructs him", "*hammišpāṭ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the judgment/right way", "*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his God", "*yôrennû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he teaches him" }, "variants": { "*yissərô*": "instructs him/teaches him/trains him", "*hammišpāṭ*": "the judgment/the right way/the proper order", "*yôrennû*": "teaches him/instructs him/directs him" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.27", "source": "כִּי לֹא בֶחָרוּץ יוּדַשׁ קֶצַח וְאוֹפַן עֲגָלָה עַל־כַּמֹּן יוּסָּב כִּי בַמַּטֶּה יֵחָבֶט קֶצַח וְכַמֹּן בַּשָּׁבֶט", "text": "For not with-*ḥārûṣ* *yûḏaš* *qeṣaḥ* and-*ʾôp̄an* *ʿăḡālāh* on-*kammōn* *yûssāḇ* for with-*hammaṭṭeh* *yēḥāḇeṭ* *qeṣaḥ* and-*ḵammōn* with-*haššāḇeṭ*", "grammar": { "*ḥārûṣ*": "masculine singular noun - threshing sledge", "*yûḏaš*": "hophal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - is threshed", "*qeṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - black cummin", "*ʾôp̄an*": "masculine singular construct - wheel of", "*ʿăḡālāh*": "feminine singular noun - cart/wagon", "*kammōn*": "masculine singular noun - cummin", "*yûssāḇ*": "hophal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - is turned", "*hammaṭṭeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the staff/rod", "*yēḥāḇeṭ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - is beaten", "*qeṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - black cummin", "*ḵammōn*": "masculine singular noun - cummin", "*haššāḇeṭ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the rod/staff" }, "variants": { "*ḥārûṣ*": "threshing sledge/sharp tool", "*yûḏaš*": "is threshed/is trampled", "*ʾôp̄an*": "wheel of/cart wheel of", "*yûssāḇ*": "is turned/is driven/is rolled", "*yēḥāḇeṭ*": "is beaten/is struck" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.28", "source": "לֶחֶם יוּדָק כִּי לֹא לָנֶצַח אָדוֹשׁ יְדוּשֶׁנּוּ וְהָמַם גִּלְגַּל עֶגְלָתוֹ וּפָרָשָׁיו לֹא־יְדֻקֶּנּוּ", "text": "*Leḥem* *yûḏāq* for not for-*lāneṣaḥ* *ʾāḏôš* *yəḏûšennû* and-*hāmam* *gilgal* *ʿeḡlāṯô* and-*p̄ārāšāyw* not-*yəḏuqqennû*", "grammar": { "*Leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/grain", "*yûḏāq*": "hophal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - is ground", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - forever", "*ʾāḏôš*": "infinitive absolute - threshing", "*yəḏûšennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he threshes it", "*hāmam*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he drives", "*gilgal*": "masculine singular construct - wheel of", "*ʿeḡlāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his cart", "*p̄ārāšāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his horses", "*yəḏuqqennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he crushes it" }, "variants": { "*Leḥem*": "bread/grain/food", "*yûḏāq*": "is ground/is crushed", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "forever/continuously/completely", "*ʾāḏôš*": "threshing/trampling", "*yəḏûšennû*": "he threshes it/he tramples it", "*hāmam*": "drives/moves/pushes", "*gilgal*": "wheel of/cart wheel of", "*p̄ārāšāyw*": "his horses/his horsemen", "*yəḏuqqennû*": "he crushes it/he grinds it" } }

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.28.29", "source": "גַּם־זֹאת מֵעִם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת יָצָאָה הִפְלִיא עֵצָה הִגְדִּיל תּוּשִׁיָּה", "text": "Also-this from-with *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôṯ* *yāṣāʾāh* *hip̄lîʾ* *ʿēṣāh* *hiḡdîl* *tûšiyyāh*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ṣəḇāʾôṯ*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies", "*yāṣāʾāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it came forth", "*hip̄lîʾ*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he makes wonderful", "*ʿēṣāh*": "feminine singular noun - counsel/advice", "*hiḡdîl*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he makes great", "*tûšiyyāh*": "feminine singular noun - wisdom/success" }, "variants": { "*yāṣāʾāh*": "came forth/proceeded/came out", "*hip̄lîʾ*": "makes wonderful/does wonderfully", "*ʿēṣāh*": "counsel/advice/plan", "*hiḡdîl*": "makes great/magnifies", "*tûšiyyāh*": "wisdom/success/sound knowledge" } }