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Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. (KJV)
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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 31:2 word 1
ה֤וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 2
חָכָם֙cha.Kham[is] wise
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 3
וַיָּ֣בֵאvai.Ya.ve'and he has brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 4
רָ֔עRa'calamity
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 6
דְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.Ravwords his
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 7
לֹ֣אlo'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 31:2 word 8
הֵסִ֑ירhe.Sirhe has turned aside
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 9
וְקָם֙ve.Kamand he will rise up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 10
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 31:2 word 11
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 12
מְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'Imevil-doers
Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: be evil
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 13
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and 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 31:2 word 14
עֶזְרַ֖ת'ez.Rat[the] help of
Lemma: עֶזְרָה (ez.rah) · Strong's: H5833
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: help
Used 26 times. Also: Judges 5:23, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Job 6:13, Job 31:21, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 27:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5833; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 15
פֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.lei[those who] do
Lemma: פָּעַל (pa.al) · Strong's: H6466
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to work
Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Numbers 23:23, Deuteronomy 32:27, Job 7:20, Job 11:8, Job 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6466; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 16
אָֽוֶן\׃'A.ven<of> wickedness
Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evil: wickedness
Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Isaiah 31:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yet | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| He too | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| [is] wise | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| and brings | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| disaster | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| He does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| call back | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| His words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| He will rise up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of the wicked | → | רָעַע H7489A be evil |
| and against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the allies | → | עֶזְרָה H5833 help |
| of evildoers | → | פָּעַל H6466 to work |
| . . . | → | אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness |
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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