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What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. (KJV)

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מָֽה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 1

אֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.Berwill I say

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 2

וְאָֽמַר\־ve.'a.mar-and he has spoken

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 3

וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and 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 38:15 word 4

עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sahhe has acted

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 5

אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה'ed.da.DehI will walk deliberately

Lemma: דָּדָה (da.dah) · Strong's: H1718

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVti1cs)

Meaning: to go slowly

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 42:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1718; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 6

כָל\־khol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 38:15 word 7

שְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.Taiyears my

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 8

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 38:15 word 9

מַ֥רmar[the] bitterness of

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 10

נַפְשִֽׁי\׃naf.Shiself my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Isaiah 38:15 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

What	→	מָה H4100 what?
can I say	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
He has spoken	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to me	→
and He Himself	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
has done this	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
I will walk slowly	→	דָּדָה H1718 to go slowly
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
my years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
the anguish	→	מַר H4751 bitter
of my soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul

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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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