Isaiah 1:18 Go deeper

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Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (KJV)

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לְכוּ\־le.khu-come

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to go: come!

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 31:44, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:27, Exodus 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980K; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 1

נָ֛אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 2

וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.Chahso let us argue our case together

Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNc1cp)

Meaning: to rebuke

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 3

יֹאמַ֣רyo.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 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 Isaiah 1:18 word 5

אִם\־'im-though

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 6

יִֽהְי֨וּyih.Yuthey are

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 7

חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.Khemsins your

Lemma: חֵטְא (chet) · Strong's: H2399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: sin

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:9, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 22:9, Leviticus 24:15, Numbers 9:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2399; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 8

כַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.Nimlike <the> scarlet

Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: scarlet

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:28, Genesis 38:30, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 9

כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.leglike <the> snow

Lemma: שֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) · Strong's: H7950

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

Meaning: snow

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Numbers 12:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Kings 5:27, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7950; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 10

יַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuthey will become white

Lemma: לָבֵן (la.ven) · Strong's: H3835A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to whiten

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 51:7, Daniel 11:35, Daniel 12:10, Joel 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3835A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 11

אִם\־'im-though

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 12

יַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muthey are red

Lemma: אָדֹם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0119

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to redden

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0119; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 13

כַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'like <the> crimson

Lemma: תּוֹלָע (to.la) · Strong's: H8438A

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

Meaning: worm

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 16:20, Exodus 25:4, Deuteronomy 28:39, Lamentations 4:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8438A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 14

כַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merlike <the> wool

Lemma: צֶ֫מֶר (tse.mer) · Strong's: H6785

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

Meaning: wool

Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:59, Deuteronomy 22:11, Judges 6:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6785; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 15

יִהְיֽוּ\׃yih.Yuthey will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 1:18 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Come	→	הָלַךְ H1980K to go: come!
now	→	נָא H4994 please
let us reason together	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Though	→	אִם H0518A if
your sins	→	חֵטְא H2399 sin
are	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like scarlet	→	שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet
they will be as white	→	לָבֵן H3835A to whiten
as snow	→	שֶׁ֫לֶג H7950 snow
though	→	אִם H0518A if
they are as red	→	אָדֹם H0119 to redden
as crimson	→	תּוֹלָע H8438A worm
they will become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like wool	→	צֶ֫מֶר H6785 wool

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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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