Isaiah 21:11 Go deeper

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (KJV)

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מַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'[the] oracle of

Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: oracle

Used 28 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Chronicles 24:27, Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 14:28, Isaiah 15:1, Isaiah 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4853B; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 1

דּוּמָ֑הdu.MahDumah

Lemma: דּוּמָה (du.mah) · Strong's: H1746H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Dumah

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1746H; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 2

אֵלַי֙'e.Laito me

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 21:11 word 3

קֹרֵ֣אko.Re'[someone is] calling

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

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

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 4

מִשֵּׂעִ֔ירmi.se.'Irfrom Seir

Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Seir

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 32:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 36:8, Genesis 36:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8165A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 5

שֹׁמֵר֙sho.MerO watchman

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

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

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 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 21:11 word 7

מִלַּ֔יְלָהmi.Lay.lah[is] from [the] night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 8

שֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerO watchman

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

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

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 9

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 21:11 word 10

מִלֵּֽיל\׃mi.Leil[is] from [the] night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Isaiah 21:11 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

[This is] the burden	→	מַשָּׂא H4853B oracle
against Dumah	→	דּוּמָה H1746H Dumah
One calls	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
to me	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
from Seir	→	שֵׂעִיר H8165A Seir
Watchman	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
what is left	→	מָה H4100 what?
of the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
Watchman	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
what is left	→	מָה H4100 what?
of the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night

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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