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For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. (KJV)

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וּמִצְרַ֕יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimand Egypt

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 30:7 word 1

הֶ֥בֶלHe.velfutility

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 2

וָרִ֖יקva.Rikand vanity

Lemma: רִיק (riq) · Strong's: H7385

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vain

Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:20, Job 39:16, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 73:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7385; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 3

יַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruthey will help

Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826

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

Meaning: to help

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 4

לָכֵן֙la.Khen<to> therefore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 5

קָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiI call

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 6

לָזֹ֔אתla.Zot<to> this [one]

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 7

רַ֥הַבRa.havRahab

Lemma: רַ֫הַב (ra.hav) · Strong's: H7293

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Rahab

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 87:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7293; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 8

הֵ֖םhemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 9

שָֽׁבֶת\׃Sha.veta sitting still

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶת (she.vet) · Strong's: H7674

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cessation

Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 21:19, Proverbs 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7674; TAHOT Isaiah 30:7 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Egypt’s	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
help	→	עָזַר H5826 to help
is futile	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
and empty	→	רִיק H7385 vain
therefore	→	כֵּן H3651C so
I have called	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
her	→	זֹאת H2063 this
Rahab	→	רַ֫הַב H7293 Rahab
Who	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
Sits Still	→	שֶׁ֫בֶת H7674 cessation

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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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