Isaiah 38:21 Go deeper

For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 38:21 word 1

יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiah

Lemma: יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ (ye.sha.yah) · Strong's: H3470A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Isaiah

Used 32 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:2, 2 Kings 19:5, 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 19:20, 2 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 20:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3470A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 2

יִשְׂא֖וּyis.'Ulet them take

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

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

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 3

דְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.leta cake of

Lemma: דְּבֵלָה (de.ve.lah) · Strong's: H1690

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

Meaning: fig cake

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 30:12, 2 Kings 20:7, 1 Chronicles 12:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1690; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 4

תְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.Nimfigs

Lemma: תְּאֵנָה (te.e.nah) · Strong's: H8384

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: fig

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 9:10, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8384; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 5

וְיִמְרְח֥וּve.yim.re.Chuand let them rub [it]

Lemma: מָרַח (ma.rach) · Strong's: H4799

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to rub

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4799; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 6

עַֽל\־'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 38:21 word 7

הַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.Chinthe boil

Lemma: שְׁחִין (she.chin) · Strong's: H7822

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

Meaning: boil

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 9:9, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 9:11, Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7822; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 8

וְיֶֽחִי\׃ve.Ye.chiso he may live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Isaiah 38:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Now Isaiah	→	יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ H3470A Isaiah
had said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Prepare	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
a lump	→	דְּבֵלָה H1690 fig cake
of pressed figs	→	תְּאֵנָה H8384 fig
and apply	→	מָרַח H4799 to rub
it to	→	עַל H5921A upon
the boil	→	שְׁחִין H7822 boil
and he will recover	→	חָיָה H2421 to live

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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