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He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (KJV)

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כְּרֹעֶה֙ke.ro.'Ehlike a shepherd

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 1

עֶדְר֣וֹed.Roflock his

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739

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

Meaning: flock

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 2

יִרְעֶ֔הyir.'Ehhe will shepherd

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 3

בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'Oin arm[s] his

Lemma: זְרוֹעַ (ze.ro.a) · Strong's: H2220

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

Meaning: arm

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:16, Numbers 6:19, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2220; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 4

יְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.Betzhe will gather

Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to gather

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 5

טְלָאִ֔יםte.la.'Imlambs

Lemma: טְלָא (te.la) · Strong's: H2922

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

Meaning: lamb

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2922; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 6

וּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.Koand in bosom his

Lemma: חֵיק (cheq) · Strong's: H2436G

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

Meaning: bosom: embrace

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Numbers 11:12, Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56, Ruth 4:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2436G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 7

יִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'he will carry [them]

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 8

עָל֖וֹתa.Lotnursing [ewes]

Lemma: עוּל (ul) · Strong's: H5763

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to nurse

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 33:13, 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Samuel 6:10, Psalms 78:71 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5763; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 9

יְנַהֵֽל\׃\ \סye.na.Helhe will lead

Lemma: נָהַל (na.hal) · Strong's: H5095

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to guide

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 33:14, Genesis 47:17, Exodus 15:13, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 32:22, Psalms 23:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5095; TAHOT Isaiah 40:11 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

He tends	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
His flock	→	עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock
like a shepherd	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
He gathers	→	קָבַץ H6908 to gather
the lambs	→	טְלָא H2922 lamb
in His arms	→	זְרוֹעַ H2220 arm
and carries them	→	נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear
close to His heart	→	חֵיק H2436G bosom: embrace
He gently leads	→	נָהַל H5095 to guide
the nursing [ewes]	→	עוּל H5763 to nurse

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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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