Isaiah 30:5 Go deeper
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They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. (KJV)
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כֹּ֣לkoleveryone
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 1
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 2
עַ֖ם'ama 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 30:5 word 3
לֹא\־lo'-[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 30:5 word 4
יוֹעִ֣ילוּyo.'I.luthey will confer profit
Lemma: יָעַל (ya.al) · Strong's: H3276
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to gain
Used 23 times. Also: 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 15:3, Job 21:15, Job 30:13, Job 35:3, Proverbs 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3276; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 5
לֹ֤אlo'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 30:5 word 6
לְעֵ֙זֶר֙le.'E.zerfor help
Lemma: עֵ֫זֶר (e.zer) · Strong's: H5828
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: helper
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Exodus 18:4, Deuteronomy 33:7, Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5828; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 7
וְלֹ֣אve.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 30:5 word 8
לְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'Ilto confer profit
Lemma: יָעַל (ya.al) · Strong's: H3276
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to gain
Used 23 times. Also: 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 15:3, Job 21:15, Job 30:13, Job 35:3, Proverbs 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3276; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 9
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 10
לְבֹ֖שֶׁתle.Vo.shetfor 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 30:5 word 11
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 12
לְחֶרְפָּֽה\׃\ \סle.cher.Pahfor reproach
Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: reproach
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Isaiah 30:5 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| everyone | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| will be put to shame | → | בָּאַשׁ H0887 to stink |
| because of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| a people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| useless | → | יָעַל H3276 to gain |
| to them | → | |
| They bring neither | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| help | → | עֵ֫זֶר H5828 helper |
| nor | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| benefit | → | יָעַל H3276 to gain |
| but | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| only shame | → | בֹּ֫שֶׁת H1322 shame |
| and | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| disgrace | → | חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach |
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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