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But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 1
דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhe says
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 2
יְהוָה֮Yah.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 16:14 word 3
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 16:14 word 4
בְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.Loshin three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 5
שָׁנִים֙sha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 6
כִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.Neilike [the] years of
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 7
שָׂכִ֔ירsa.Khira hired laborer
Lemma: שָׂכִיר (sa.khir) · Strong's: H7916
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: hired
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:45, Exodus 22:15, Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7916; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 8
וְנִקְלָה֙ve.nik.Lahand it will be lightly esteemed
Lemma: קָלָה (qa.lah) · Strong's: H7034
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to dishonor
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:3, Deuteronomy 27:16, 1 Samuel 18:23, Proverbs 12:9, Isaiah 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7034; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 9
כְּב֣וֹדke.Vod[the] honor of
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 10
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 11
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholfor all
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 16:14 word 12
הֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.Monthe multitude
Lemma: הָמוֹן (ha.mon) · Strong's: H1995A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: crowd
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, Judges 4:7, 1 Samuel 4:14, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1995A; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 13
הָרָ֑בha.Rav<the> great
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 14
וּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'Arand a remnant
Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: remnant
Used 26 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:8, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 24:14, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7605; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 15
מְעַ֛טme.'Atlittle
Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 16
מִזְעָ֖רmiz.'Arsmallness
Lemma: מִזְעָר (miz.ar) · Strong's: H4213
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 10:25, Isaiah 24:6, Isaiah 29:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4213; TAHOT Isaiah 16:14 word 17
ל֥וֹאLo'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 16:14 word 18
כַבִּֽיר\׃\ \סkha.Bir[will be] mighty
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| says | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| In three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| as a hired worker | → | שָׂכִיר H7916 hired |
| counts the years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| Moab’s | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| splendor | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| will become an object of contempt | → | קָלָה H7034 to dishonor |
| with all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| her many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| people | → | הָמוֹן H1995A crowd |
| And those who are left | → | שְׁאָר H7605 remnant |
| will be few | → | מְעַט H4592 little |
| . . . | → | מִזְעָר H4213 little |
| [and] feeble | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | כַּבִּיר H3524 mighty |
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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