Isaiah 10:19

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.10.19", "source": "וּשְׁאָר עֵץ יַעְרוֹ מִסְפָּר יִהְיוּ וְנַעַר יִכְתְּבֵם", "text": "*ûšeʾār* *ʿēṣ* *yaʿrô* *mispār* *yihyû* *wenaʿar* *yiḵtebēm*", "grammar": { "*ûšeʾār*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and remainder of", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - trees of", "*yaʿrô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his forest", "*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - number/few", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be", "*wenaʿar*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a child/youth", "*yiḵtebēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - will write them" }, "variants": { "*šeʾār*": "remainder/remnant/residue", "*mispār*": "number/few/count", "*naʿar*": "child/youth/servant/boy", "*kātab*": "write/record/inscribe" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁאָר עֵץ יַעְרוֹ מִסְפָּר יִהְיוּ וְנַעַר יִכְתְּבֵם

Transliteration

ûšeʾār ʿēṣ yaʿrô mispār yihyû wenaʿar yiḵtebēm

Grammar Details

• *ûšeʾār*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and remainder of
• *ʿēṣ*: noun, masculine singular construct - trees of
• *yaʿrô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his forest
• *mispār*: noun, masculine singular - number/few
• *yihyû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be
• *wenaʿar*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a child/youth
• *yiḵtebēm*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - will write them

Word Meanings

• *šeʾār*: remainder/remnant/residue
• *mispār*: number/few/count
• *naʿar*: child/youth/servant/boy
• *kātab*: write/record/inscribe

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The remaining trees of his forest will be so few that a child could count them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the remnant{H7605} of the trees{H6086} of his forest{H3293} shall be few,{H4557} so that a child{H5288} may write{H3789} them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the rest{H7605} of the trees{H6086} of his forest{H3293} shall be few{H4557}, that a child{H5288} may write{H3789}{(H8799)} them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The trees also of his felde shalbe of soch a nombre, that a childe maye tell them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the rest of the trees of his forest shalbe fewe, that a childe may tell them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The trees also of his wood whiche remayne shalbe of such a number that a chylde may tell them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the rest of the trees of his forest `are' few, And a youth doth write them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the rest of the trees of his wood will be small in number, so that a child may put them down in writing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There will be so few trees left in his forest, a child will be able to count them.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 21:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.17", "source": "וּשְׁאָ֧ר מִסְפַּר־קֶ֛שֶׁת גִּבּוֹרֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־קֵדָ֖ר יִמְעָ֑טוּ כִּ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס", "text": "And *šə'ār* *mispar*-*qešet* *gibbôrê* *bənê*-*qēdār* *yim'āṭū* for *yhwh* *'elōhê*-*yiśrā'ēl* *dibbēr*", "grammar": { "*šə'ār*": "noun, masculine singular construct - remainder of", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular - bow", "*gibbôrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*qēdār*": "proper noun - Kedar", "*yim'āṭū*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be few/diminished", "*yhwh*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD", "*'elōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*dibbēr*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has spoken" }, "variants": { "*šə'ār mispar-qešet*": "remainder of the number of bows/remnant of the archers", "*gibbôrê bənê-qēdār*": "mighty men of the sons of Kedar/warriors of the people of Kedar", "*yim'āṭū*": "will be few/will be diminished/will decrease" } }
• Isa 37:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Isaiah.37.36", "source": "וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּכֶּה֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃", "text": "And-*yēṣēʾ* *malʾak* *YHWH* and-*yakkeh* in-*maḥănēh* *ʾAššûr* one-hundred and-eighty and-five *ʾālef* and-*yaškîmû* in-the-*bōqer* and-behold all-of-them *pegārîm* *mētîm*.", "grammar": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went out", "*malʾak*": "masculine noun, construct state - messenger/angel of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*yakkeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he struck/smote", "*maḥănēh*": "masculine noun - camp/army", "*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria", "*ʾālef*": "masculine noun - thousand", "*yaškîmû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they rose early", "*bōqer*": "masculine noun - morning", "*pegārîm*": "masculine plural noun - corpses/dead bodies", "*mētîm*": "masculine plural adjective - dead" }, "variants": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "went out/came forth/departed", "*malʾak*": "messenger/angel/envoy", "*yakkeh*": "struck/smote/slew", "*maḥănēh*": "camp/army/host", "*yaškîmû*": "rose early/awoke early/got up early", "*bōqer*": "morning/dawn", "*pegārîm*": "corpses/dead bodies/carcasses" } }