Isaiah 29:21 Go deeper
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That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
מַחֲטִיאֵ֤יma.cha.ti.'Ei[those who] cause to sin
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 1
אָדָם֙'a.Dam<of> a person
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 2
בְּדָבָ֔רbe.da.Varwith a word
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 29:21 word 3
וְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַve.la.mo.Khi.achand for the [one who] adjudicates
Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 4
בַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arin the gate
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 29:21 word 5
יְקֹשׁ֑וּןye.ko.Shunthey lay a trap !
Lemma: קוּשׁ (qosh) · Strong's: H6983
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to lure
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6983; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 6
וַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.Tuand they have turned aside
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 7
בַתֹּ֖הוּva.To.huwith <the> emptiness
Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: formlessness
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Job 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 8
צַדִּֽיק\׃\ \סtza.Dik[the] righteous [person]
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Isaiah 29:21 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| those who indict | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| a man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| with a word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| who ensnare | → | קוּשׁ H6983 to lure |
| the mediator | → | יָכַח H3198 to rebuke |
| at the gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| and who with false charges | → | תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness |
| deprive the innocent | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| of justice | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
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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