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In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (KJV)
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בַּיּ֤וֹםbai.Yomin the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 1
הַהוּא֙ha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 2
יַשְׁלִ֣יךְyash.Likhit will throw away
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to throw
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 3
הָאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 4
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 5
אֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.Lei[the] idols of
Lemma: אֱלִיל (e.lil) · Strong's: H0457
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: idol
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 19:4, Leviticus 26:1, 1 Chronicles 16:26, Job 13:4, Psalms 96:5, Psalms 97:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0457; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 6
כַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.Posilver its
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 7
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 8
אֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.Lei[the] idols of
Lemma: אֱלִיל (e.lil) · Strong's: H0457
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: idol
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 19:4, Leviticus 26:1, 1 Chronicles 16:26, Job 13:4, Psalms 96:5, Psalms 97:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0457; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 9
זְהָב֑וֹze.ha.Vogold its
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhich
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 2:20 word 11
עָֽשׂוּ\־'a.su-they made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 12
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.Votto bow down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVvcc)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 13
לַחְפֹּ֥רlach.Porto [the] digging of
Lemma: חֲפֹר (cha.phor) · Strong's: H2661
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: mole
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2661; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 14
פֵּר֖וֹתpe.Rotmoles
Lemma: פֵּרָה (pe.rah) · Strong's: H6512
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mole
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6512; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 15
וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים\׃ve.la.'a.ta.le.Fimand to the bats
Lemma: עֲטַלֵּף (a.tal.leph) · Strong's: H5847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: bat
Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 11:19, Deuteronomy 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5847; TAHOT Isaiah 2:20 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| men | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| will cast away | → | שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw |
| to the moles | → | חֲפֹר H2661 mole |
| . . . | → | פֵּרָה H6512 mole |
| and bats | → | עֲטַלֵּף H5847 bat |
| their idols | → | אֱלִיל H0457 idol |
| of silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| . . . | → | אֱלִיל H0457 idol |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| [the idols] | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| they made | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| to worship | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
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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