Isaiah 28:18 Go deeper
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And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. (KJV)
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וְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.Parand it will be annulled
Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPq3ms)
Meaning: to atone
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 1
בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.Khemcovenant your
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 28:18 word 2
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 28:18 word 3
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 28:18 word 4
וְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.Khemand agreement your
Lemma: חָזוּת (cha.zut) · Strong's: H2380
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: vision
Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 29:11, Daniel 8:5, Daniel 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2380; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 5
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 28:18 word 6
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 28:18 word 7
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 28:18 word 8
תָק֑וּםta.Kumit will stand
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 9
שׁ֤וֹטShota scourge
Lemma: שׁוֹט (shot) · Strong's: H7752
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: whip
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 12:11, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:11, 2 Chronicles 10:14, Job 5:21, Job 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7752; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 10
שׁוֹטֵף֙sho.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 28:18 word 11
כִּ֣יkiif
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 28:18 word 12
יַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.Vorit will pass by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 13
וִהְיִ֥יתֶםvih.Yi.temand you will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 14
לְמִרְמָֽס\׃le.mir.Mas<into> a trampling place
Lemma: מִרְמָס (mir.mas) · Strong's: H4823
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: trampling
Used 7 times. Also: Isaiah 5:5, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 10:6, Ezekiel 34:19, Daniel 8:13, Micah 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4823; TAHOT Isaiah 28:18 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| death | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| will be dissolved | → | כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone |
| and your agreement | → | חָזוּת H2380 vision |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| stand | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the overwhelming | → | שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow |
| scourge | → | שׁוֹט H7752 whip |
| passes through | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| you will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| trampled by it | → | מִרְמָס H4823 trampling |
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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