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A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. (KJV)

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קָנֶ֤הka.Neha reed

Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070H

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

Meaning: branch: stem

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:22, Exodus 25:31, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 37:17, 1 Kings 14:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7070H; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 1

רָצוּץ֙ra.Tzutzcrushed

Lemma: רָצַץ (ra.tsats) · Strong's: H7533

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to crush

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 25:22, Deuteronomy 28:33, Judges 9:53, Judges 10:8, 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7533; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'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 42:3 word 3

יִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.Borhe will break

Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665

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

Meaning: to break

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 4

וּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.Tahand a wick

Lemma: פִּשְׁתָּה (pish.tah) · Strong's: H6594

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

Meaning: flax

Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 9:31, Isaiah 43:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6594; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 5

כֵהָ֖הkhe.Hahdim

Lemma: כֵּהֶה (ke.heh) · Strong's: H3544

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: faint

Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:28, Leviticus 13:39, 1 Samuel 3:2, Isaiah 61:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3544; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'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 42:3 word 7

יְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahhe will extinguish it

Lemma: כָּבָה (ka.vah) · Strong's: H3518

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

Meaning: to quench

Used 24 times. Also: Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, 1 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Kings 22:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3518; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 8

לֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.Metto faithfulness

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571G

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

Meaning: truth: faithful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 34:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571G; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 9

יוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'he will bring forth

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to come out: send

Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 10

מִשְׁפָּֽט\׃mish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Isaiah 42:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

A bruised	→	רָצַץ H7533 to crush
reed	→	קָנֶה H7070H branch: stem
He will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
break	→	שָׁבַר H7665 to break
and a smoldering	→	כֵּהֶה H3544 faint
wick	→	פִּשְׁתָּה H6594 flax
He will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
extinguish	→	כָּבָה H3518 to quench
He will faithfully	→	אֱמֶת H0571G truth: faithful
bring forth	→	יָצָא H3318H to come out: send
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice

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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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