Isaiah 28:17 Go deeper

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Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. (KJV)

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וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.Tiand I will make

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

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 28:17 word 1

מִשְׁפָּט֙mish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 2

לְקָ֔וle.Kav<into> a measuring-line

Lemma: קַו (qav) · Strong's: H6957B

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

Meaning: line

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Job 38:5, Psalms 19:4, Isaiah 34:11, Isaiah 34:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6957B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 3

וּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 4

לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶתle.mish.Ka.let<into> a leveling tool

Lemma: מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת (mish.qe.let) · Strong's: H4949

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

Meaning: level

Used 2 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4949; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 5

וְיָעָ֤הve.ya.'Ahand it will sweep away

Lemma: יָעָה (ya.ah) · Strong's: H3261

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to sweep away

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3261; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 6

בָרָד֙va.Radhail

Lemma: בָּרָד (ba.rad) · Strong's: H1259

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

Meaning: hail

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Exodus 9:19, Exodus 9:22, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:24, Exodus 9:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1259; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 7

מַחְסֵ֣הmach.Seh[the] refuge of

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 28:17 word 8

כָזָ֔בkha.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 28:17 word 9

וְסֵ֥תֶרve.Se.terand [the] shelter

Lemma: סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) · Strong's: H5643A

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

Meaning: secrecy

Used 35 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:24, Deuteronomy 28:57, Judges 3:19, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5643A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 10

מַ֖יִםMa.yimwaters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:17 word 11

יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ\׃yish.To.futhey will overflow

Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 28:17 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

I will make	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
the measuring line	→	קַו H6957B line
and righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
the level	→	מִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת H4949 level
Hail	→	בָּרָד H1259 hail
will sweep away	→	יָעָה H3261 to sweep away
your refuge	→	מַחְסֶּה H4268 refuge
of lies	→	כָּזָב H3577 lie
and water	→	מַי H4325G water
will flood	→	שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow
your hiding place	→	סֵ֫תֶר H5643A secrecy

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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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