Isaiah 34:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁ֣מָּה קִנְּנָ֤ה קִפּוֹז֙ וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט וּבָקְעָ֖ה וְדָגְרָ֣ה בְצִלָּ֑הּ אַךְ־שָׁ֛ם נִקְבְּצ֥וּ דַיּ֖וֹת אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

šāmmâ qinnĕnâ qippôz watĕmallēṭ ûbāqĕʿâ wĕdāgĕrâ bĕṣillāh ʾak-šām niqbĕṣû dayyôt ʾiššâ rĕʿûtāh

Grammar Details

*šāmmâ*: adverb - there
*qinnĕnâ*: piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - makes/built a nest
*qippôz*: feminine singular noun - arrow snake
*watĕmallēṭ*: conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she will lay eggs
*ûbāqĕʿâ*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she will hatch
*wĕdāgĕrâ*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she will gather
*bĕṣillāh*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her shadow
*ʾak*: adverb - surely/only
*šām*: adverb - there
*niqbĕṣû*: niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are gathered
*dayyôt*: feminine plural noun - kites/vultures
*ʾiššâ*: feminine singular noun - woman/each
*rĕʿûtāh*: feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her companion

Word Meanings

*šāmmâ*: there
*qinnĕnâ*: makes a nest/builds a nest/nests
*qippôz*: arrow snake/owl/dartsnake
*tĕmallēṭ*: will lay eggs/will give birth/will deliver
*bāqĕʿâ*: will hatch/will break open
*dāgĕrâ*: will gather/will brood over/will incubate
*ṣillāh*: her shadow/her shade
*niqbĕṣû*: are gathered/are assembled/are collected
*dayyôt*: kites/vultures/birds of prey
*ʾiššâ*: woman/each one/each
*rĕʿûtāh*: her companion/her mate/her neighbor

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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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Referenced Verses

Deut 14:13 : 13 and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,

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