Isaiah 28:6 Go deeper
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And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. (KJV)
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וּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achand <into> a spirit of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 1
מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.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 28:6 word 2
לַיּוֹשֵׁב֙lai.yo.Shevfor the [one who] sits
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 3
עַל\־'al-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 28:6 word 4
הַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.Pat<the> judgment
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 5
וְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.Rahand <into> strength
Lemma: גְּבוּרָה (ge.vu.rah) · Strong's: H1369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: might
Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 32:18, Deuteronomy 3:24, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:21, 1 Kings 15:23, 1 Kings 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1369; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 6
מְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.Vei[those who] turn back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 7
מִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.Mah<of> battle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 8
שָֽׁעְרָה\׃\ \סSha.'e.rah[the] gate towards
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:6 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| a spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| of justice | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| to him who sits | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| judgment | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| and a strength | → | גְּבוּרָה H1369 might |
| to those who repel | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| the onslaught | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| at the gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
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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