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And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. (KJV)
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וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 17:8 word 1
יִשְׁעֶ֔הyish.'Ehhe will look
Lemma: שָׁעָה (sha.ah) · Strong's: H8159
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to gaze
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 5:9, 2 Samuel 22:42, Job 7:19, Job 14:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8159; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
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 17:8 word 3
הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתha.miz.be.Chotthe altars
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 4
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 5
יָדָ֑יוya.Davhands his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 6
וַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.Sherand [that] which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 7
עָשׂ֤וּ'a.Suthey have made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 8
אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙'etz.be.'o.Tavfingers his
Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: finger
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 31:18, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 9
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 17:8 word 10
יִרְאֶ֔הyir.'Ehhe will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 11
וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםve.ha.'a.she.Rimand the Asherah poles
Lemma: אֲשֵׁרָה (a.she.rah) · Strong's: H0842
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNtmpa)
Meaning: Asherah
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Deuteronomy 16:21, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0842; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 12
וְהָחַמָּנִֽים\׃ve.ha.cha.ma.Nimand the incense altars
Lemma: חַמָּן (cham.man) · Strong's: H2553
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 26:30, 2 Chronicles 14:5, 2 Chronicles 34:4, 2 Chronicles 34:7, Isaiah 27:9, Ezekiel 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2553; TAHOT Isaiah 17:8 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| look | → | שָׁעָה H8159 to gaze |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the altars | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| they have fashioned | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| with their hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| or to the Asherahs | → | אֲשֵׁרָה H0842 Asherah |
| and incense altars | → | חַמָּן H2553 pillar |
| they have made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| with their fingers | → | אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
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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