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And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them . (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand he will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 1:31 word 1
הֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.Sonthe strong [person]
Lemma: חָסֹן (cha.son) · Strong's: H2634
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 2 times. Also: Amos 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2634; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 2
לִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.ret<into> tow
Lemma: נְעֹ֫רֶת (ne.o.ret) · Strong's: H5296
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tow
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5296; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 3
וּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.Loand work his
Lemma: פֹּ֫עַל (po.al) · Strong's: H6467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: work
Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 33:11, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6467; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 4
לְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.Tzotz<into> a spark
Lemma: נִיצוֹץ (ni.tsots) · Strong's: H5213
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: spark
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5213; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 5
וּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.Ruand they will burn
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to burn: burn
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 6
שְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.Hemboth of them
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 7
יַחְדָּ֖וyach.Davtogether
Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: together
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 8
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 9
מְכַבֶּֽה\׃\ \סme.kha.Beh[will be one who] extinguishes
Lemma: כָּבָה (ka.vah) · Strong's: H3518
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to quench
Used 24 times. Also: Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, 1 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Kings 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3518; TAHOT Isaiah 1:31 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The strong man | → | חָסֹן H2634 strong |
| will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| tinder | → | נְעֹ֫רֶת H5296 tow |
| and his work | → | פֹּ֫עַל H6467 work |
| [will be] a spark | → | נִיצוֹץ H5213 spark |
| both | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| will burn | → | בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn |
| together | → | יָחְדָּו H3162B together |
| with no one | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| to quench the flames | → | כָּבָה H3518 to quench |
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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