Isaiah 7:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֗ה מֵרֹ֛ב עֲשׂ֥וֹת חָלָ֖ב יֹאכַ֣ל חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֶמְאָ֤ה וּדְבַשׁ֙ יֹאכֵ֔ל כָּל־הַנּוֹתָ֖ר בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

wə-hāyāh, from-rōḇ ʿăśôṯ ḥālāḇ yōʾḵal ḥemʾāh, for-ḥemʾāh and-ḏəḇaš yōʾḵēl all-the-nôṯār in-midst-of the-ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

*wə-hāyāh*: perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be
*rōḇ*: noun, masculine singular construct - abundance of
*ʿăśôṯ*: infinitive construct - making/producing
*ḥālāḇ*: noun, masculine singular - milk
*yōʾḵal*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will eat
*ḥemʾāh*: noun, feminine singular - curds/butter
*ḏəḇaš*: noun, masculine singular - honey
*nôṯār*: participle, masculine singular, Niphal - one being left/remaining
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - land/earth

Word Meanings

*wə-hāyāh*: and it will be/and it shall come to pass
*rōḇ*: abundance/plenty/multitude
*ʿăśôṯ*: making/producing/yielding
*ḥālāḇ*: milk
*yōʾḵal*: he will eat/consume
*ḥemʾāh*: curds/butter/cream
*ḏəḇaš*: honey
*nôṯār*: one remaining/survivor/one left
*ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 7:15 : 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
2 Sam 17:29 : 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

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