Isaiah 22:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶת־בָּתֵּ֥י יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים לְבַצֵּ֖ר הַחוֹמָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-ʾet-bāttê yᵉrûšālaim sᵉpartem and-tittᵉṣû the-bāttîm to-baṣṣēr the-ḥômāh

Grammar Details

וְאֶת־בָּתֵּ֥י: conjunction + direct object marker + masculine plural construct - and the houses of
*yᵉrûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*sᵉpartem*: Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you counted
וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural, apocopated - and you broke down
הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים: definite article + masculine plural - the houses
לְבַצֵּ֖ר: preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to fortify
הַחוֹמָֽה: definite article + feminine singular - the wall

Word Meanings

*bāttê*: houses of
*yᵉrûšālaim*: Jerusalem
*sᵉpartem*: you counted/numbered/took account of
*tittᵉṣû*: you broke down/demolished/tore down
*bāttîm*: houses/buildings
*baṣṣēr*: fortify/strengthen/reinforce
*ḥômāh*: wall/fortification

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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