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Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: (KJV)

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כָּל\־kol-every

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 40:4 word 1

גֶּיא֙gei'valley

Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516R

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: valley

Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Deuteronomy 3:29, Deuteronomy 4:46, Deuteronomy 34:6, Joshua 8:11, 1 Samuel 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1516R; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 2

יִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'it will be lifted up

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

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 40:4 word 3

וְכָל\־ve.kholand every

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 40:4 word 4

הַ֥רharmountain

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

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

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 5

וְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'Ahand hill

Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1389I

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

Meaning: hill

Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 33:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1389I; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 6

יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luthey will become low

Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213

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

Meaning: to abase

Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 7

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 8

הֶֽעָקֹב֙he.'a.Kothe steep [place]

Lemma: עָקֹב (a.qov) · Strong's: H6121B

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

Meaning: steep

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6121B; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 9

לְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.Shor<into> level ground

Lemma: מִישׁוֹר (mi.shor) · Strong's: H4334

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

Meaning: plain

Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, Joshua 13:17, Joshua 13:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4334; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 10

וְהָרְכָסִ֖יםve.ha.re.kha.Simand the rough places

Lemma: רֶ֫כֶס (re.khes) · Strong's: H7406

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

Meaning: roughness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7406; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 11

לְבִקְעָֽה\׃le.vik.'Ah<into> a plain

Lemma: בִּקְעָה (biq.ah) · Strong's: H1237K

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

Meaning: valley

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Deuteronomy 8:7, Deuteronomy 11:11, 2 Chronicles 35:22, Nehemiah 6:2, Psalms 104:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1237K; TAHOT Isaiah 40:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
valley	→	גַּיְא H1516R valley
shall be lifted up	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
and every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
mountain	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
and hill	→	גִּבְעָה H1389I hill
made low	→	שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase
the uneven [ground]	→	עָקֹב H6121B steep
will become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
smooth	→	מִישׁוֹר H4334 plain
and the rugged land	→	רֶ֫כֶס H7406 roughness
a plain	→	בִּקְעָה H1237K valley

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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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