Isaiah 29:3 Go deeper
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And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. (KJV)
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וְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiand I will encamp
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Isaiah 29:3 word 1
כַדּ֖וּרkha.Durlike <the> circle
Lemma: דּוּר (dur) · Strong's: H1754A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: circle
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1754A; TAHOT Isaiah 29:3 word 2
עָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhon you
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 29:3 word 3
וְצַרְתִּ֤יve.tzar.Tiand I will lay siege
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to confine
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:25, Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:19, Judges 9:31, 1 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6696A; TAHOT Isaiah 29:3 word 4
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhon you
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 29:3 word 5
מֻצָּ֔בmu.Tzavsiege-works
Lemma: מֻצָּב (muts.tsav) · Strong's: H4674
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: entrenchment
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4674; TAHOT Isaiah 29:3 word 6
וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.Tiand I will raise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to arise: raise
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT Isaiah 29:3 word 7
עָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhon you
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 29:3 word 8
מְצֻרֹֽת\׃me.tzu.Rotfortifications
Lemma: מְצוּרָה (me.tsu.rah) · Strong's: H4694
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fortress
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 11:10, 2 Chronicles 11:11, 2 Chronicles 11:23, 2 Chronicles 12:4, 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 21:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4694; TAHOT Isaiah 29:3 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will camp | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| in a circle | → | דּוּר H1754A circle |
| around you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| I will besiege | → | צוּר H6696A to confine |
| you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| with towers | → | מֻצָּב H4674 entrenchment |
| and set up | → | קוּם H6965H to arise: raise |
| siege works | → | מְצוּרָה H4694 fortress |
| against you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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