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Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. (KJV)

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תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.Shemyou will seek them

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 1

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 41:12 word 2

תִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'Emyou will find them

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 3

אַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.Shei[the] people of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 4

מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khastrife your

Lemma: מַצּוּת (mats.tsut) · Strong's: H4695

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

Meaning: strife

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4695; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 5

יִהְי֥וּyih.Yuthey will be

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

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

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 41:12 word 6

כְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinas nothing

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 7

וּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesand as nothing

Lemma: אֶ֫פֶס (e.phes) · Strong's: H0657A

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

Meaning: end

Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 13:28, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 23:13, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 32:36, Deuteronomy 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0657A; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 8

אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] people of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 9

מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ\׃mil.cham.Te.khawarfare your

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

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

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Isaiah 41:12 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

You will seek	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
[them]	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
. . .	→	מַצּוּת H4695 strife
but will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
find them	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
Those who wage war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
against you	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
will come	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to nothing	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
. . .	→	אֶ֫פֶס H0657A end

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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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