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With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. (KJV)
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נַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.Shiself my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 1
אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙'i.vi.Ti.khaI have desired you
Lemma: אָוָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H0183
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to desire
Used 22 times. Also: Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:34, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, 1 Samuel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0183; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 2
בַּלַּ֔יְלָהba.Lay.lahin 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 26:9 word 3
אַף\־'af-also
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 4
רוּחִ֥יru.Chispirit my
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 5
בְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.Biin inner being my
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 6
אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.cha.Re.kaI will seek you
Lemma: שָׁחַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7836
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to seek
Used 12 times. Also: Job 7:21, Job 8:5, Job 24:5, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 78:34, Proverbs 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7836; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 7
כִּ֞יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 8
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sher<just> when
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 9
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khajudgments your
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 10
לָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retz[are] to 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 26:9 word 11
צֶ֥דֶקTze.dekrighteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 12
לָמְד֖וּla.me.Duthey learn
Lemma: לָמַד (la.mad) · Strong's: H3925H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to learn: learn
Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 5:1, Deuteronomy 14:23, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 18:9, Deuteronomy 31:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3925H; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 13
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.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 26:9 word 14
תֵבֵֽל\׃te.Vel[the] world
Lemma: תֵּבֵל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8398
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: world
Used 36 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 22:16, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 18:18, Job 34:13, Job 37:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8398; TAHOT Isaiah 26:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| longs [for You] | → | אָוָה H0183 to desire |
| in the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| indeed | → | אַף H0637 also |
| my spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| seeks You | → | שָׁחַר H7836 to seek |
| at dawn | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| when | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| Your judgments | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| [come] upon the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| the people | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of the world | → | תֵּבֵל H8398 world |
| learn | → | לָמַד H3925H to learn: learn |
| righteousness | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
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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