Isaiah 34:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהֽוּא־הִפִּ֤יל לָהֶן֙ גּוֹרָ֔ל וְיָד֛וֹ חִלְּקַ֥תָּה לָהֶ֖ם בַּקָּ֑ו עַד־עוֹלָם֙ יִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָ לְד֥וֹר וָד֖וֹר יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָֽהּ׃ ס

Transliteration

wĕhûʾ-hippîl lāhen gôrāl wĕyādô ḥillĕqattâ lāhem baqqāw ʿad-ʿôlām yîrāšûhā lĕdôr wādôr yiškĕnû-bāh

Grammar Details

*wĕhûʾ*: conjunction + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - and he
*hippîl*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has cast
*lāhen*: preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - for them
*gôrāl*: masculine singular noun - lot
*wĕyādô*: conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his hand
*ḥillĕqattâ*: piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - has divided it
*lāhem*: preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them
*baqqāw*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - with the measuring line
*ʿad*: preposition - until
*ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - eternity/forever
*yîrāšûhā*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - they will possess it
*lĕdôr*: preposition + masculine singular noun - to generation
*wādôr*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and generation
*yiškĕnû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will dwell
*bāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it

Word Meanings

*hippîl*: has cast/has thrown/has made fall
*gôrāl*: lot/lot (for dividing)/portion
*yādô*: his hand
*ḥillĕqattâ*: has divided it/has apportioned it/has allotted it
*qāw*: measuring line/cord/rule
*ʿôlām*: eternity/forever/perpetuity
*yîrāšûhā*: they will possess it/they will inherit it
*dôr*: generation/age/period
*yiškĕnû*: they will dwell/they will inhabit/they will reside

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Referenced Verses

Isa 34:10 : 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Ps 78:55 : 55 He cast out{H8762)} the heathen also before them, and divided{H8686)} them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell{H8686)} in their tents.
Isa 13:20-22 : 20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Isa 17:14 : 14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Josh 18:8 : 8 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.
Jer 13:25 : 25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
Acts 13:19 : 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
Acts 17:26 : 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

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