Isaiah 2:9 Go deeper

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.Shachand he has been humbled

Lemma: שָׁחַח (sha.chach) · Strong's: H7817

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 21 times. Also: Job 9:13, Job 38:40, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7817; TAHOT Isaiah 2:9 word 1

אָדָ֖ם'a.Dameveryone

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 2:9 word 2

וַיִּשְׁפַּל\־vai.yish.pal-and he has become low

Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to abase

Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 2:9 word 3

אִ֑ישׁ'Isheveryone

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Isaiah 2:9 word 4

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Isaiah 2:9 word 5

תִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'you forgive

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to lift: forgive

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375I; TAHOT Isaiah 2:9 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

So mankind	→	אָדָם H0120G man
is brought low	→	שָׁחַח H7817 to bow
and man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
is humbled	→	שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase
do not	→	אַל H0408 not
forgive	→	נָשָׂא H5375I to lift: forgive
them	→

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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