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Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. (KJV)
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עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 1
כֵּ֗ןKen-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 2
אָלָה֙'a.Laha curse
Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: oath
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 26:28, Leviticus 5:1, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0423; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 3
אָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahit has consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 24:6 word 4
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 24:6 word 5
וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.Muand they have been held guilty
Lemma: אָשַׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0816
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: be guilty
Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0816; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 6
יֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.vei[the] inhabitants
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
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 24:6 word 7
עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 8
כֵּ֗ןKen-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 9
חָרוּ֙cha.Ruthey have diminished
Lemma: חָרַר (cha.rar) · Strong's: H2787
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to scorch
Used 10 times. Also: Job 30:30, Psalms 69:3, Psalms 102:3, Proverbs 26:21, Jeremiah 6:29, Ezekiel 15:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2787; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 10
יֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.vei[the] inhabitants of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
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 24:6 word 11
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 24:6 word 12
וְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'Arand it will be left
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 13
אֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshhumankind of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 14
מִזְעָֽר\׃miz.'Arsmallness
Lemma: מִזְעָר (miz.ar) · Strong's: H4213
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 10:25, Isaiah 16:14, Isaiah 29:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4213; TAHOT Isaiah 24:6 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| a curse | → | אָלָה H0423 oath |
| has consumed | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and its inhabitants | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| must bear the guilt | → | אָשַׁם H0816 be guilty |
| the earth’s | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| dwellers | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| have been burned | → | חָרַר H2787 to scorch |
| and only a few | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| . . . | → | מִזְעָר H4213 little |
| survive | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
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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