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And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. (KJV)

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וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yahand it will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 1

לְא֥וֹתle.'ot<into> a sign

Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sign: miraculous

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:8, Exodus 4:9, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0226G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 2

וּלְעֵ֛דu.le.'Edand <into> a witness

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: witness

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 3

לַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

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 19:20 word 4

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 19:20 word 5

בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 19:20 word 6

מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.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 19:20 word 7

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 8

יִצְעֲק֤וּyitz.'a.Kuthey will cry out

Lemma: צָעַק (tsa.aq) · Strong's: H6817

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to cry

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 41:55, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:15, Exodus 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6817; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 9

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 19:20 word 10

יְהוָה֙Yah.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 19:20 word 11

מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei<from> because of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: because

Used 85 times. Also: Genesis 6:13, Genesis 27:46, Genesis 36:7, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 47:13, Exodus 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440I; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 12

לֹֽחֲצִ֔יםlo.cha.Tzimoppressors

Lemma: לָחַץ (la.chats) · Strong's: H3905

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to oppress

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 3:9, Exodus 22:21, Exodus 23:9, Numbers 22:25, Judges 1:34, Judges 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3905; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 13

וְיִשְׁלַ֥חve.yish.Lachand he may send

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 14

מוֹשִׁ֥יעַmo.Shi.a'a deliverer

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 15

וָרָ֖בva.Ravand [one who] contends

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to contend

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 16

וְהִצִּילָֽם\׃ve.hi.tzi.Lamand he will rescue them

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Isaiah 19:20 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

It will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a sign	→	אוֹת H0226G sign: miraculous
and a witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
of Hosts	→	צָבָא H6635B Hosts
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
When	→	כִּי H3588A for
they cry out	→	צָעַק H6817 to cry
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
because of	→	פָּנֶה H6440I face: because
their oppressors	→	לָחַץ H3905 to oppress
He will send	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
them	→
a savior	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
and defender	→	H7227
to rescue them	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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