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Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (KJV)
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שָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhleaders your
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 1
סוֹרְרִ֗יםso.Rim[are] rebels
Lemma: סָרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H5637
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to rebel
Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:20, Nehemiah 9:29, Psalms 66:7, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5637; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 2
וְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.Reiand companions of
Lemma: חָבֵר (cha.ver) · Strong's: H2270
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: companion
Used 9 times. Also: Judges 20:11, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 119:63, Proverbs 28:24, Ecclesiastes 4:10, Song of Solomon 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2270; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 3
גַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.Vimthieves
Lemma: גַּנָּב (gan.nav) · Strong's: H1590
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: thief
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 24:7, Job 24:14, Job 30:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1590; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 4
כֻּלּוֹ֙ku.Loall of it
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 5
אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev[is] loving
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 6
שֹׁ֔חַדSho.chada bribe
Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bribe
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 7
וְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.Defand [is] pursuing
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 8
שַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.Nimrewards
Lemma: שַׁלְמֹן (shal.mon) · Strong's: H8021
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: reward
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8021; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 9
יָתוֹם֙ya.tOm[the] fatherless
Lemma: יָתוֹם (ya.tom) · Strong's: H3490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: orphan
Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3490; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 10
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 11
יִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuthey vindicate
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 12
וְרִ֥יבve.Rivand [the] lawsuit of
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strife
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 13
אַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.Naha widow
Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: widow
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 21:14, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 14
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 15
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'it comes
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Isaiah 1:23 word 16
אֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \פ'a.lei.Hemto them
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 Isaiah 1:23 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your rulers | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| are rebels | → | סָרַר H5637 to rebel |
| friends | → | חָבֵר H2270 companion |
| of thieves | → | גַּנָּב H1590 thief |
| They all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| love | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| bribes | → | שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe |
| and chasing after | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| rewards | → | שַׁלְמֹן H8021 reward |
| They do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| defend | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| the fatherless | → | יָתוֹם H3490 orphan |
| and the plea | → | רִיב H7379 strife |
| of the widow | → | אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow |
| never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| comes | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| before them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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