Isaiah 28:24 Go deeper
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Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? (KJV)
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הֲכֹ֣לha.Khol¿ all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 1
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 2
יַחֲרֹ֥שׁya.cha.Roshdoes he plow
Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to plow/plot
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 3
הַחֹרֵ֖שׁha.cho.Reshthe plowman
Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to plow/plot
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 4
לִזְרֹ֑עַliz.Ro.a'to sow
Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to sow
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 5
יְפַתַּ֥חye.fa.Tachdoes he loosen?
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 6
וִֽישַׂדֵּ֖דvi.sa.Dedand he may harrow?
Lemma: שָׂדַד (sa.dad) · Strong's: H7702
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpu3ms)
Meaning: to harrow
Used 3 times. Also: Job 39:10, Hosea 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7702; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 7
אַדְמָתֽוֹ\׃'ad.ma.Toland his
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:24 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Does the plowman | → | חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot |
| plow | → | חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot |
| for planting | → | זָרַע H2232 to sow |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| Does he continuously loosen | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| and harrow | → | שָׂדַד H7702 to harrow |
| the soil | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
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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