Isaiah 30:3 Go deeper
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Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 1
מָע֥וֹזma.'oz[the] refuge of
Lemma: מָעוֹז (ma.oz) · Strong's: H4581
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: security
Used 35 times. Also: Judges 6:26, 2 Samuel 22:33, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4581; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 2
פַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547L
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 19:11, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 36:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547L; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 3
לְבֹ֑שֶׁתle.Vo.shet<into> shame
Lemma: בֹּ֫שֶׁת (bo.shet) · Strong's: H1322
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: shame
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:30, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Ezra 9:7, Job 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1322; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 4
וְהֶחָס֥וּתve.he.cha.Sutand the refuge
Lemma: חָסוּת (cha.sut) · Strong's: H2622
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: refuge
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2622; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 5
בְּצֵל\־be.tzel-in [the] shadow of
Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: shadow
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 6
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 7
לִכְלִמָּֽה\׃likh.li.Mah<into> ignominy
Lemma: כְּלִמָּה (ke.lim.mah) · Strong's: H3639
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: shame
Used 30 times. Also: Job 20:3, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 44:15, Psalms 69:7, Psalms 69:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3639; TAHOT Isaiah 30:3 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But Pharaoh’s | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547L Pharaoh |
| protection | → | מָעוֹז H4581 security |
| will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| your | → | |
| shame | → | בֹּ֫שֶׁת H1322 shame |
| and the refuge | → | חָסוּת H2622 refuge |
| of Egypt’s | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| shade | → | צֵל H6738 shadow |
| your disgrace | → | כְּלִמָּה H3639 shame |
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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