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Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. (KJV)

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הֵ֣ן\׀henthere!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 1

אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 2

כַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.Dim[the] Chaldeans

Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Chaldea

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 3

זֶ֤הzehthis

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 23:13 word 4

הָעָם֙ha.'Am[is] the people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'[which] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 6

הָיָ֔הha.Yahit was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 7

אַשּׁ֖וּר'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 23:13 word 8

יְסָדָ֣הּye.sa.Dahit allocated it

Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245

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

Meaning: to found

Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 9

לְצִיִּ֑יםle.tzi.Yimto desert-dwellers

Lemma: צִי (tsiy.yi) · Strong's: H6728

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wild beast

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 72:9, Psalms 74:14, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 34:14, Jeremiah 50:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6728; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 10

הֵקִ֣ימוּhe.Ki.muthey raised up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to arise: raise

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 11

עֹרְרוּ֙'o.re.Ruthey stripped bare

Lemma: עָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H6209

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)

Meaning: to strip

Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 32:11, Jeremiah 51:58 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6209; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 12

אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.hapalaces its

Lemma: אַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) · Strong's: H0759G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: citadel: palace

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:18, 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Psalms 48:3, Psalms 48:13, Isaiah 32:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0759G; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 13

שָׂמָ֖הּsa.Mahit made it

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

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

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 14

לְמַפֵּלָֽה\׃le.ma.pe.Lah<into> a ruin

Lemma: מַפֵּלָה (ma.pe.lah) · Strong's: H4654B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: ruin

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4654B; TAHOT Isaiah 23:13 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Look at	→	הֵן H2005 look!
the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of the	→	זֶה H2088 this
Chaldeans	→	כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea
a people	→	עַם H5971A people
now	→	לֹא H3808 not
of no account	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
The Assyrians	→	אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria
destined it	→	יָסַד H3245 to found
for the desert creatures	→	צִי H6728 wild beast
they set up	→	קוּם H6965H to arise: raise
their siege towers	→	H0971
and stripped	→	עָרַר H6209 to strip
its palaces	→	אַרְמוֹן H0759G citadel: palace
They brought it	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
to ruin	→	מַפֵּלָה H4654B ruin

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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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