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And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape? (KJV)
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וְ֠אָמַרVe.'a.marand he will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 1
יֹשֵׁ֨בyo.Shev[one who] dwells
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 2
הָאִ֣יha.'Ithe coast
Lemma: אִי (i) · Strong's: H0339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: coastland
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Esther 10:1, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 97:1, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0339; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 3
הַזֶּה֮ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 4
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.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 20:6 word 5
הַהוּא֒ha.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 20:6 word 6
הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 7
כֹ֣הkhoh[is] thus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 8
מַבָּטֵ֗נוּma.ba.Te.nuhope our
Lemma: מַבָּט (mab.bat) · Strong's: H4007
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: expectation
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 20:5, Zechariah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4007; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 9
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-where
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 20:6 word 10
נַ֤סְנוּNas.nuwe fled
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 11
שָׁם֙shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 12
לְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.Rahfor help
Lemma: עֶזְרָה (ez.rah) · Strong's: H5833
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: help
Used 26 times. Also: Judges 5:23, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Job 6:13, Job 31:21, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 27:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5833; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 13
לְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔לle.Hi.na.Tzelto be delivered
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
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 20:6 word 14
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 15
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 16
אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 17
וְאֵ֖יךְve.'Eikhand how?
Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how?
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 18
נִמָּלֵ֥טni.ma.Letwill we escape
Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNi1cp)
Meaning: to escape
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 19
אֲנָֽחְנוּ\׃\ \ס'a.Na.che.nuwe
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Isaiah 20:6 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And on that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the dwellers | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| coastland | → | אִי H0339 coastland |
| will say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| See | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| what has happened | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| to our source of hope | → | מַבָּט H4007 expectation |
| those to whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| we fled | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| . . . | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| for help | → | עֶזְרָה H5833 help |
| and deliverance | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| from | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| How then | → | אֵיךְ H0349A how? |
| can we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| escape | → | מָלַט H4422 to escape |
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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