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And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. (KJV)

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וְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.Tiand I will make

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to give: make

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Isaiah 3:4 word 1

נְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.Rimyouths

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Isaiah 3:4 word 2

שָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsa.rei.Hemleaders their

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

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

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Isaiah 3:4 word 3

וְתַעֲלוּלִ֖יםve.ta.'a.lu.Limand wantonness<es>

Lemma: תַּעֲלוּלִים (ta.a.lul) · Strong's: H8586

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: caprice

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 66:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8586; TAHOT Isaiah 3:4 word 4

יִמְשְׁלוּ\־yim.she.lu-they will rule

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Isaiah 3:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

I will make	→	נָתַן H5414I to give: make
mere lads	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
their leaders	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
and children	→	תַּעֲלוּלִים H8586 caprice
will rule	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
over them	→

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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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