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And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. (KJV)
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וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הve.Ha.ye.Tahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
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 28:4 word 1
צִיצַ֤תtzi.Tzata flower
Lemma: צִיצָה (tsi.tsah) · Strong's: H6733
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: flower
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6733; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 2
נֹבֵל֙no.Vel<of> withering
Lemma: נָבֵל (na.vel) · Strong's: H5034B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to wither
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 18:18, 2 Samuel 22:46, Job 14:18, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 37:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5034B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 3
צְבִ֣יtze.Vi[the] beauty of
Lemma: צְבִי (tse.vi) · Strong's: H6643A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:19, Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 23:9, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6643A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 4
תִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹtif.'ar.Tosplendor its
Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 6
עַל\־'al-[is] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 7
רֹ֖אשׁrosh[the] head of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 8
גֵּ֣יאgei'a valley of
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516R
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: valley
Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 3:29, Deuteronomy 4:46, Deuteronomy 34:6, Joshua 8:11, 1 Samuel 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516R; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 9
שְׁמָנִ֑יםshe.ma.Nimfatness<es>
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 10
כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ke.vi.ku.Rahlike an early fig
Lemma: בַּכֻּרוֹת (bik.ku.rah) · Strong's: H1063
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: early fig
Used 4 times. Also: Jeremiah 24:2, Hosea 9:10, Micah 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1063; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 11
בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> before
Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: before
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 12
קַ֔יִץKa.yitzsummer
Lemma: קַ֫יִץ (qa.yits) · Strong's: H7019
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: summer
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7019; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 13
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 14
יִרְאֶ֤הyir.'Ehhe will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 15
הָֽרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'Ehthe [one who] sees
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 16
אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 17
בְּעוֹדָ֥הּbe.'o.Dahwhile still it
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 18
בְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.Po[is] in hand his
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 19
יִבְלָעֶֽנָּה\׃\ \סyiv.la.'E.nahhe will swallow it
Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to swallow up
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Isaiah 28:4 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The fading | → | נָבֵל H5034B to wither |
| flower | → | צִיצָה H6733 flower |
| of his beautiful | → | צְבִי H6643A beauty |
| splendor | → | תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty |
| [set] | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the summit | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| above the fertile | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| valley | → | גַּיְא H1516R valley |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like a ripe fig | → | בַּכֻּרוֹת H1063 early fig |
| before | → | טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before |
| the summer harvest | → | קַ֫יִץ H7019 summer |
| Whoever | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| sees it | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| will take it | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| in his hand | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
| [and] swallow it | → | בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up |
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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