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And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. (KJV)
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וּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahand someone will break it
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 1
כְּשֵׁ֨בֶרke.She.verlike [the] breaking of
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: breaking
Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 2
נֵ֧בֶלNe.vela jar of
Lemma: נֵ֫בֶל (ne.vel) · Strong's: H5035A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bag
Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Samuel 10:3, 1 Samuel 25:18, 2 Samuel 16:1, Job 38:37, Isaiah 22:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5035A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 3
יוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.Rimpotters
Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3335H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: to form: potter
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 4:23, Psalms 2:9, Isaiah 29:16, Isaiah 41:25, Isaiah 64:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3335H; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 4
כָּת֖וּתka.Tutcrushed
Lemma: כָּתַת (ka.tat) · Strong's: H3807
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to crush
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 22:24, Numbers 14:45, Deuteronomy 1:44, Deuteronomy 9:21, 2 Kings 18:4, 2 Chronicles 15:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3807; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 5
לֹ֣אlo'[which] not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 6
יַחְמֹ֑לyach.Molanyone will spare
Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to spare
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 7
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 8
יִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'it will be found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 9
בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙vim.khi.ta.Toamong fragment[s] its
Lemma: מְכִתָּה (me.khit.tah) · Strong's: H4386
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fragment
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4386; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 10
חֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resa potsherd
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶשׂ (che.re.s) · Strong's: H2789
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: earthenware
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 11:33, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 15:12, Numbers 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2789; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 11
לַחְתּ֥וֹתlach.Totto snatch up
Lemma: חָתָה (cha.tah) · Strong's: H2846
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to snatch up
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 52:5, Proverbs 6:27, Proverbs 25:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2846; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 12
אֵשׁ֙'eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 13
מִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.Kudfrom a fireplace
Lemma: יָקַד (ya.qad) · Strong's: H3344
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: to burn
Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 6:9, Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, Deuteronomy 32:22, Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 65:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3344; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 14
וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףve.lach.Sofand to scoop
Lemma: חָשַׂף (cha.saph) · Strong's: H2834
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to strip
Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 29:9, Isaiah 20:4, Isaiah 47:2, Isaiah 52:10, Jeremiah 13:26, Jeremiah 49:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2834; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 15
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 16
מִגֶּֽבֶא\׃\ \פmi.Ge.ve'from a cistern
Lemma: גֶּ֫בֶא (ge.ve) · Strong's: H1360
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cistern
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 47:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1360; TAHOT Isaiah 30:14 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| It will break | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| in pieces | → | שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking |
| like a potter’s | → | יָצַר H3335H to form: potter |
| jar | → | נֵ֫בֶל H5035A bag |
| shattered | → | כָּתַת H3807 to crush |
| so that no fragment | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | חָמַל H2550 to spare |
| can be found | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| Not a shard | → | חֶ֫רֶשׂ H2789 earthenware |
| will be found | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| in the dust | → | מְכִתָּה H4386 fragment |
| large enough to scoop | → | חָתָה H2846 to snatch up |
| the coals | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| from a hearth | → | יָקַד H3344 to burn |
| or to skim | → | חָשַׂף H2834 to strip |
| the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| from a cistern | → | גֶּ֫בֶא H1360 cistern |
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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