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And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: (KJV)
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וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it has become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 29:11 word 1
חָז֣וּתcha.Zut[the] vision of
Lemma: חָזוּת (cha.zut) · Strong's: H2380
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: vision
Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 28:18, Daniel 8:5, Daniel 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2380; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 2
הַכֹּ֗לha.Kolthe whole
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 29:11 word 3
כְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.Reilike [the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 4
הַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferthe scroll
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: scroll: book
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 5
הֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.Tum<the> sealed
Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to seal
Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 6
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 29:11 word 7
יִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.Nupeople give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 8
אֹת֗וֹ'o.To<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 29:11 word 9
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 10
יוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'[one who] knows
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 11
לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 12
קְרָ֣אke.Ra'read aloud
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to call: read out
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 24:7, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:11, Joshua 8:34, Joshua 8:35, 2 Kings 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121J; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 13
נָא\־na'-please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 14
זֶ֑הZehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 15
וְאָמַר֙ve.'a.Marand he says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 16
לֹ֣אlo'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 29:11 word 17
אוּכַ֔ל'u.KhalI am able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 18
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 19
חָת֖וּםcha.Tum[is] sealed
Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to seal
Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 20
הֽוּא\׃Hu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 29:11 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the entire | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| vision | → | חָזוּת H2380 vision |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to you | → | |
| like the words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| sealed | → | חָתַם H2856 to seal |
| in a scroll | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book |
| If it | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| is handed | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| someone to read | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| . . . | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | קָרָא H7121J to call: read out |
| . . . | → | נָא H4994 please |
| . . . | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| he will say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is sealed | → | חָתַם H2856 to seal |
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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