Isaiah 33:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי אִם־שָׁם אַדִּיר יְהוָה לָנוּ מְקוֹם־נְהָרִים יְאֹרִים רַחֲבֵי יָדָיִם בַּל־תֵּלֶךְ בּוֹ אֳנִי־שַׁיִט וְצִי אַדִּיר לֹא יַעַבְרֶנּוּ

Transliteration

For if-there ʾaddîr YHWH for-us place-nəhārîm yəʾōrîm raḥăbê yādāyim not-tēlek in-it ʾŏnî-šayiṭ and-ṣî ʾaddîr not yaʿabərennû

Grammar Details

*ʾaddîr*: adjective, masculine singular - mighty/majestic
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
*nəhārîm*: noun, masculine plural - rivers
*yəʾōrîm*: noun, masculine plural - streams/canals
*raḥăbê*: adjective, masculine plural construct - broad/wide of
*yādāyim*: noun, feminine dual - hands/sides
*tēlek*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will go
*ʾŏnî*: noun, feminine singular construct - ship of
*šayiṭ*: noun, masculine singular - oar/rowing
*ṣî*: noun, masculine singular - ship
*yaʿabərennû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it will cross it

Word Meanings

*ʾaddîr*: majestic/mighty/glorious
*nəhārîm*: rivers/streams
*yəʾōrîm*: streams/canals/channels
*raḥăbê*: broad/wide/spacious
*yādāyim*: hands/sides/banks
*tēlek*: it will go/it will travel
*ʾŏnî*: ship/vessel
*šayiṭ*: oar/rowing
*ṣî*: ship/vessel/fleet
*yaʿabərennû*: it will cross it/it will pass over it

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Referenced Verses

Ps 46:4-5 : 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad{H8762)} the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved{H8735)}: God shall help{H8799)} her, and that right{H8800)} early.
Isa 41:18 : 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isa 48:18 : 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isa 66:12 : 12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness , hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Ps 29:3 : 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.

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