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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD , Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone , a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. (KJV)
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לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> therefore
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 28:16 word 1
כֹּ֤הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 2
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 28:16 word 3
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 4
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: YHWH/God
Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 5
הִנְנִ֛יhi.Nihere I
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 28:16 word 6
יִסַּ֥דyi.Sadhe has laid
Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
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 28:16 word 7
בְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.Yonin Zion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 8
אָ֑בֶן'A.vena stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 9
אֶ֣בֶן'E.vena stone of
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 10
בֹּ֜חַןBo.chantesting
Lemma: בֹּ֫חַן (bo.chan) · Strong's: H0976
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: testing
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0976; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 11
פִּנַּ֤תpi.Nata corner of
Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: corner
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, 2 Chronicles 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6438H; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 12
יִקְרַת֙yik.Ratpreciousness of
Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: precious
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 13
מוּסָ֣דmu.Sada foundation
Lemma: מוּסָד (mu.sad) · Strong's: H4143
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: foundation
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 8:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4143; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 14
מוּסָּ֔דmu.Sadfounded
Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)
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 28:16 word 15
הַֽמַּאֲמִ֖יןha.ma.'a.Minthe [one who] trusts
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 16
לֹ֥אlo'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 28:16 word 17
יָחִֽישׁ\׃ya.Chishhe will make haste
Lemma: חוּשׁ (chush) · Strong's: H2363A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to hasten
Used 18 times. Also: Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:35, Judges 20:37, 1 Samuel 20:38, Job 20:2, Job 31:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2363A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:16 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| GOD | → | יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| See | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I lay | → | יָסַד H3245 to found |
| a stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| in Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| a tested | → | בֹּ֫חַן H0976 testing |
| stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| a precious | → | יָקָר H3368 precious |
| cornerstone | → | פִּנָּה H6438H corner |
| a sure | → | יָסַד H3245 to found |
| foundation | → | מוּסָד H4143 foundation |
| the one who believes | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| will never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be shaken | → | חוּשׁ H2363A to hasten |
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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