Isaiah 3:15 Go deeper

What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. (KJV)

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תְּדַכְּא֣וּte.da.ke.'Uyou crush

Lemma: דָּכָא (da.kah) · Strong's: H1792

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpi2mp)

Meaning: to crush

Used 18 times. Also: Job 4:19, Job 5:4, Job 6:9, Job 19:2, Job 22:9, Job 34:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1792; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 1

עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople my

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 2

וּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.Neiand [the] faces of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 3

עֲנִיִּ֖ים'a.ni.Yimpoor [people]

Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: afflicted

Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 4

תִּטְחָ֑נוּtit.Cha.nuyou grind

Lemma: טָחַן (ta.chan) · Strong's: H2912

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to grind

Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Numbers 11:8, Deuteronomy 9:21, Judges 16:21, Job 31:10, Ecclesiastes 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2912; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 5

נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of

Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: utterance

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 6

אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 7

יְהוִ֖הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: YHWH/God

Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 8

צְבָאֽוֹת\׃\ \סtze.va.'otof hosts

Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: Hosts

Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Isaiah 3:15 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
do you crush	→	דָּכָא H1792 to crush
My people	→	עַם H5971A people
and grind	→	טָחַן H2912 to grind
the faces	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
of the poor	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted
declares	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
the Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
GOD	→	יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God
of Hosts	→	צָבָא H6635B Hosts

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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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