Isaiah 28:9 Go deeper
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Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. (KJV)
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אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 28:9 word 1
מִי֙miwhom?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 2
יוֹרֶ֣הyo.Rehwill he teach
Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to show
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 3
דֵעָ֔הde.'Ahknowledge
Lemma: דֵּעָה (de.ah) · Strong's: H1844
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:3, Job 36:4, Psalms 73:11, Isaiah 11:9, Jeremiah 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1844; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 4
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
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 28:9 word 5
מִ֖יmiwhom?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 6
יָבִ֣יןya.Vinwill he make understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 7
שְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'Ah[the] message
Lemma: שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) · Strong's: H8052
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tidings
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8052; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 8
גְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.Lei[those] weaned
Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqsmpc)
Meaning: to wean
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 21:8, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, Deuteronomy 32:6, 1 Samuel 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 9
מֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.Lavfrom milk
Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: milk
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 10
עַתִּיקֵ֖י'a.ti.Kei[ones] removed
Lemma: עַתִּיק (at.tiq) · Strong's: H6267
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: ancient/taken
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 4:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6267; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 11
מִשָּׁדָֽיִם\׃mi.sha.Da.yimfrom breasts
Lemma: שַׁד (shad) · Strong's: H7699A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: breast
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Job 3:12, Psalms 22:9, Song of Solomon 1:13, Song of Solomon 4:5, Song of Solomon 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7699A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:9 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whom | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is He trying to teach | → | יָרָה H3384B to show |
| . . . | → | דֵּעָה H1844 knowledge |
| To whom | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is He explaining | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| His message | → | שְׁמוּעָה H8052 tidings |
| To infants just weaned | → | גָּמַל H1580 to wean |
| from milk | → | חָלָב H2461 milk |
| To babies removed | → | עַתִּיק H6267 ancient/taken |
| from the breast | → | שַׁד H7699A breast |
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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