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Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: (KJV)
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כִּ֣יkifor
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 28:15 word 1
אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם'a.mar.Temyou have said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)
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 28:15 word 2
כָּרַ֤תְנֽוּka.Rat.nuwe have made
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to cut: make(covenant)
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:44, Exodus 23:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772H; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 3
בְרִית֙ve.Rita covenant
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 4
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 5
מָ֔וֶתMa.vetdeath
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 6
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 7
שְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 8
עָשִׂ֣ינוּ'a.Si.nuwe have made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 9
חֹזֶ֑הcho.Zehan agreement
Lemma: חֹזֶה (cho.zeh) · Strong's: H2374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seer
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 24:11, 2 Kings 17:13, 1 Chronicles 21:9, 1 Chronicles 25:5, 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2374; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 10
שׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.Tefoverflowing
Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to overflow
Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Job 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 11
כִּֽי\־ki-if
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 28:15 word 12
לֹ֣אlo'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 28:15 word 13
יְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuit will come to us
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 14
כִּ֣יkifor
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 28:15 word 15
שַׂ֧מְנוּSam.nuwe have made
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
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 28:15 word 16
כָזָ֛בkha.Zavfalsehood
Lemma: כָּזָב (ka.zav) · Strong's: H3577
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lie
Used 31 times. Also: Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 58:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3577; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 17
מַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nurefuge our
Lemma: מַחְסֶּה (ma.cha.seh) · Strong's: H4268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: refuge
Used 20 times. Also: Job 24:8, Psalms 14:6, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 61:3, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 62:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4268; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 18
וּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶרu.va.She.kerand in <the> deception
Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: deception
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 19
נִסְתָּֽרְנוּ\׃\ \סnis.Ta.re.nuwe have hidden ourselves
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNp1cp)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Isaiah 28:15 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| We have made | → | כָּרַת H3772H to cut: make(covenant) |
| a covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| death | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| we have fashioned | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| an agreement | → | חֹזֶה H2374 seer |
| . . . | → | שַׁ֫יִט H7885 oar |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the overwhelming scourge | → | שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow |
| passes through | → | H5674 |
| it will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| touch us | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| we have made | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| lies | → | כָּזָב H3577 lie |
| our refuge | → | מַחְסֶּה H4268 refuge |
| and falsehood | → | שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception |
| our hiding place | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
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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