Isaiah 21:12 Go deeper

The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. (KJV)

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אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 21:12 word 1

שֹׁמֵ֔רsho.Mer[the] 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 21:12 word 2

אָתָ֥ה'a.Tahit will come

Lemma: אָתָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H0857

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to come

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:2, Deuteronomy 33:21, Job 3:25, Job 16:22, Job 30:14, Job 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0857; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 3

בֹ֖קֶרVo.kermorning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

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

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 4

וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 5

לָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahnight

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 21:12 word 6

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 7

תִּבְעָי֥וּןtiv.'a.Yunyou will enquire !

Lemma: בָּעָה (ba.ah) · Strong's: H1158

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to enquire

Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 30:13, Isaiah 64:2, Obadiah 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1158; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 8

בְּעָ֖יוּbe.'A.yuenquire

Lemma: בָּעָה (ba.ah) · Strong's: H1158

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to enquire

Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 30:13, Isaiah 64:2, Obadiah 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1158; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 9

שֻׁ֥בוּShu.vureturn

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to return: again

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725J; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 10

אֵתָֽיוּ\׃\ \ס'e.Ta.yucome

Lemma: אָתָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H0857

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to come

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:2, Deuteronomy 33:21, Job 3:25, Job 16:22, Job 30:14, Job 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0857; TAHOT Isaiah 21:12 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

The watchman	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
replies	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Morning	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
has come	→	אָתָה H0857 to come
but also	→	גַּם H1571 also
the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
If	→	אִם H0518A if
you would inquire	→	בָּעָה H1158 to enquire
then inquire	→	בָּעָה H1158 to enquire
Come back	→	אָתָה H0857 to come
yet again	→	שׁוּב H7725J to return: again

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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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