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And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD : and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'and he called out

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 1

יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiah

Lemma: יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ (ye.sha.yah) · Strong's: H3470A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Isaiah

Used 32 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:2, 2 Kings 19:5, 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 19:20, 2 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 20:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3470A; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 2

הַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'the prophet

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 4

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 5

וַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he turned back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 7

הַצֵּ֗לha.Tzelthe shadow

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 8

בַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתBa.ma.'a.loton the steps

Lemma: מַעֲלָה (ma.a.lah) · Strong's: H4609B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: step

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4609B; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 10

יָרְדָ֜הya.re.Dahit had gone down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 11

בְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.Loton [the] steps of

Lemma: מַעֲלָה (ma.a.lah) · Strong's: H4609B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: step

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4609B; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 12

אָחָ֛ז'a.ChazAhaz

Lemma: אָחָז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0271G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ahaz

Used 38 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:38, 2 Kings 16:1, 2 Kings 16:2, 2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:7, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0271G; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 13

אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.Nitbackwards

Lemma: אֲחֹרַנִּית (a.cho.ran.nit) · Strong's: H0322

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: backwards

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 9:23, 1 Samuel 4:18, 1 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 20:10, Isaiah 38:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0322; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 14

עֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serten

Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: ten

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 15

מַעֲלֽוֹת\׃\ \פma.'a.Lotsteps

Lemma: מַעֲלָה (ma.a.lah) · Strong's: H4609B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: step

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4609B; TAHOT 2 Kings 20:11 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So Isaiah	→	יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ H3470A Isaiah
the prophet	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
called out	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and He brought	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
the shadow	→	צֵל H6738 shadow
. . .	→	מַעֲלָה H4609B step
back	→	אֲחֹרַנִּית H0322 backwards
the ten	→	עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten
steps	→	מַעֲלָה H4609B step
it had descended	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
on the stairway	→	מַעֲלָה H4609B step
of Ahaz	→	אָחָז H0271G Ahaz

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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