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Where are they? where are thy wise men ? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. (KJV)
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אַיָּם֙'ai.Yamwhere [are]? they
Lemma: אַי (ay) · Strong's: H0335
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Exodus 2:20, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0335; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 1
אֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'then
Lemma: אֵפוֹ (e.pho) · Strong's: H0645
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: then
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 27:33, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 43:11, Exodus 33:16, Judges 9:38, 2 Kings 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0645; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 2
חֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khawise [people] your
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 3
וְיַגִּ֥ידוּve.ya.Gi.duso they may tell
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhu3mp)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 4
נָ֖אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 5
וְיֵ֣דְע֔וּve.Ye.de.'Uso they may know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 6
מַה\־mah-what?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 7
יָּעַ֛ץya.'Atzhas he planned
Lemma: יָעַץ (ya.ats) · Strong's: H3289
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to advise
Used 79 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Numbers 24:14, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:7, 2 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3289; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 8
יְהוָ֥הYah.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 19:12 word 9
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 10
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 11
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:12 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Where | → | אַי H0335 where? |
| are your wise men | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| now | → | אֵפוֹ H0645 then |
| Let them tell | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| . . . | → | נָא H4994 please |
| you | → | |
| and reveal | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| what | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| has planned | → | יָעַץ H3289 to advise |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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