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But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (KJV)
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וְשָׁפַ֤טve.sha.Fatand he will judge
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 11:4 word 1
בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙be.Tze.dekwith righteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 2
דַּלִּ֔יםda.Limpoor [people]
Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: poor
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 3
וְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achand he will decide
Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
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 11:4 word 4
בְּמִישׁ֖וֹרbe.mi.Shorwith uprightness
Lemma: מִישׁוֹר (mi.shor) · Strong's: H4334
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: plain
Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, Joshua 13:17, Joshua 13:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4334; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 5
לְעַנְוֵי\־le.'an.vei-for [the] humble [people] of
Lemma: עָנָו (a.nav) · Strong's: H6035
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: poor
Used 16 times. Also: Job 24:4, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 22:26, Psalms 25:9, Psalms 34:2, Psalms 37:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6035; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 6
אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 7
וְהִֽכָּה\־ve.hi.kah-and he will strike
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 8
אֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 9
בְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetwith [the] rod of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: staff
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 10
פִּ֔יוPivmouth his
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 11
וּבְר֥וּחַu.ve.Ru.achand with [the] breath of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 12
שְׂפָתָ֖יוse.fa.Tavlips his
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: lips
Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 13
יָמִ֥יתya.Mithe will put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 14
רָשָֽׁע\׃ra.Sha'[the] wicked
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Isaiah 11:4 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but with righteousness | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| He will judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| the poor | → | דַּל H1800 poor |
| and with equity | → | מִישׁוֹר H4334 plain |
| He will decide | → | יָכַח H3198 to rebuke |
| for the lowly | → | עָנָו H6035 poor |
| of the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| He will strike | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| with the rod | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff |
| of His mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| and slay | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| with the breath | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| of His lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
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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