Isaiah 28:25 Go deeper
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When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? (KJV)
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הֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'¿ 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 28:25 word 1
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 2
שִׁוָּ֣הshi.Vahhe has leveled
Lemma: שָׁוָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7737A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: be like
Used 14 times. Also: Esther 3:8, Esther 5:13, Esther 7:4, Job 33:27, Psalms 119:30, Psalms 131:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7737A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 3
פָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.hasurface its
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 4
וְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.Fitzand does he scatter
Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 5
קֶ֖צַחKe.tzachblack cumin
Lemma: קֶ֫צַח (qe.tsach) · Strong's: H7100
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dill
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7100; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 6
וְכַמֹּ֣ןve.kha.Monand cumin
Lemma: כַּמֹּן (kam.mon) · Strong's: H3646
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cummin
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3646; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 7
יִזְרֹ֑קyiz.Rokdoes he sprinkle?
Lemma: זָרַק (za.raq) · Strong's: H2236
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 9:8, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 24:8, Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2236; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 8
וְשָׂ֨םve.Samand does he put?
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 9
חִטָּ֤הchi.Tahwheat
Lemma: חִטָּה (chit.tah) · Strong's: H2406
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wheat
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 30:14, Exodus 9:32, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 8:8, Deuteronomy 32:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2406; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 10
שׂוֹרָה֙so.Raha row
Lemma: שׂוֹרָה (s.vo.rah) · Strong's: H7795
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: row
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7795; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 11
וּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.Rahand barley
Lemma: שְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) · Strong's: H8184
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: barley
Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 9:31, Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 7:13, Ruth 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8184; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 12
נִסְמָ֔ןnis.Manan appointed [place]
Lemma: סָמַן (sa.man) · Strong's: H5567
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to appoint
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5567; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 13
וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metand spelt
Lemma: כֻּסֶּ֫מֶת (kus.se.met) · Strong's: H3698
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rye
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 9:32, Ezekiel 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3698; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 14
גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ\׃ge.vu.la.Toterritory its
Lemma: גְּבוּלָה (ge.vu.lah) · Strong's: H1367
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: border
Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 32:33, Numbers 34:2, Numbers 34:12, Deuteronomy 32:8, Joshua 18:20, Joshua 19:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1367; TAHOT Isaiah 28:25 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | אִם H0518A if |
| he has leveled | → | שָׁוָה H7737A be like |
| its surface | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| does he not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| sow | → | זָרַק H2236 to scatter |
| caraway | → | קֶ֫צַח H7100 dill |
| and scatter | → | פּוּץ H6327A to scatter |
| cumin | → | כַּמֹּן H3646 cummin |
| He plants | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| wheat | → | חִטָּה H2406 wheat |
| in rows | → | שׂוֹרָה H7795 row |
| and barley | → | שְׂעֹרָה H8184 barley |
| in plots | → | סָמַן H5567 to appoint |
| and rye | → | כֻּסֶּ֫מֶת H3698 rye |
| within its border | → | גְּבוּלָה H1367 border |
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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