Isaiah 3:5 Go deeper
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And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. (KJV)
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וְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.Gasand it will oppress
Lemma: נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) · Strong's: H5065
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5065; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 1
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 3:5 word 2
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 3
בְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'Ish<in> a person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 4
וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand each
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 5
בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.hu<in> neighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 6
יִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.Vuthey will act insolently
Lemma: רָהַב (ra.hav) · Strong's: H7292
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to be assertive
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 138:3, Proverbs 6:3, Song of Solomon 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7292; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 7
הַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arthe youth[s]
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 3:5 word 8
בַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.Kenin the old [person]
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 9
וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.Lehand the lightly esteemed
Lemma: קָלָה (qa.lah) · Strong's: H7034
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to dishonor
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:3, Deuteronomy 27:16, 1 Samuel 18:23, Proverbs 12:9, Isaiah 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7034; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 10
בַּנִּכְבָּֽד\׃ba.nikh.Badin the honored
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to honor: honour
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Isaiah 3:5 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| will oppress one another | → | נָגַשׂ H5065 to oppress |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| against man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| neighbor | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| against neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| the young | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| will rise up | → | רָהַב H7292 to be assertive |
| against the old | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| and the base | → | קָלָה H7034 to dishonor |
| against the honorable | → | כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour |
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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