Isaiah 21:5 Go deeper
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Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. (KJV)
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עָרֹ֧ךְ'a.Rokhthey are arranging
Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to arrange
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 1
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.Chanthe table
Lemma: שֻׁלְחָן (shul.chan) · Strong's: H7979
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: table
Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 25:30, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7979; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 2
צָפֹ֥הtza.Fohthey are spreading out
Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6823
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to overlay
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 26:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6823; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 3
הַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.Fitthe rug
Lemma: צָפִית (tsa.phit) · Strong's: H6844
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rug
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6844; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 4
אָכ֣וֹל'a.Kholeating
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 5
שָׁתֹ֑הsha.Tohdrinking
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 6
ק֥וּמוּKu.mu<you> arise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 7
הַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimO officials
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 8
מִשְׁח֥וּmish.Chusmear
Lemma: מָשַׁח (ma.shach) · Strong's: H4886
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to anoint
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 31:13, Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4886; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 9
מָגֵֽן\׃\ \פma.Gena shield
Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: shield
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Isaiah 21:5 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They prepare | → | עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange |
| a table | → | שֻׁלְחָן H7979 table |
| they lay out | → | צָפָה H6823 to overlay |
| a carpet | → | צָפִית H6844 rug |
| they eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| they drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| Rise up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| O princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| oil | → | מָשַׁח H4886 to anoint |
| the shields | → | מָגֵן H4043 shield |
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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