Isaiah 14:30 Go deeper
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And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. (KJV)
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וְרָעוּ֙ve.ra.'Uand they will graze
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 1
בְּכוֹרֵ֣יbe.kho.Rei[the] firstborn<s> of
Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 2
דַלִּ֔יםda.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 14:30 word 3
וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.Nimand needy [people]
Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: needy
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 4
לָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachto security
Lemma: בֶּ֫טַח (be.tach) · Strong's: H0983
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: security
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:25, Leviticus 25:18, Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0983; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 5
יִרְבָּ֑צוּyir.Ba.tzuthey will lie down
Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 6
וְהֵמַתִּ֤יve.he.ma.Tiand I will put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
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 14:30 word 7
בָֽרָעָב֙va.ra.'Avby <the> famine
Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: famine
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 8
שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְsha.re.Shekhroot your
Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) · Strong's: H8328
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: root
Used 33 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 19:30, Job 8:17, Job 13:27, Job 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8328; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 9
וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְu.she.'e.ri.Tekhand remnant your
Lemma: שְׁאֵרִית (she.e.rit) · Strong's: H7611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:31, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 4:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7611; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 10
יַהֲרֹֽג\׃ya.ha.Rogit will kill
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Isaiah 14:30 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the firstborn | → | בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn |
| of the poor | → | דַּל H1800 poor |
| will find pasture | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| and the needy | → | אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy |
| will lie down | → | רָבַץ H7257 to stretch |
| in safety | → | בֶּ֫טַח H0983 security |
| but I will kill | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| your root | → | שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8328 root |
| by famine | → | רָעָב H7458 famine |
| and your remnant | → | שְׁאֵרִית H7611 remnant |
| will be slain | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
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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