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The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. (KJV)
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תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niit honors me
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)
Meaning: to honor: honour
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 1
חַיַּ֣תchai.Yat[the] animal[s] of
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 2
הַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: wildlife
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 7:22, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Kings 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704I; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 3
תַּנִּ֖יםta.Nimjackals
Lemma: תַּן (tan) · Strong's: H8577A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: jackal
Used 13 times. Also: Job 30:29, Psalms 44:19, Isaiah 13:22, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 35:7, Jeremiah 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8577A; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 4
וּבְנ֣וֹתu.ve.Notand daughters of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 5
יַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.Nahan ostrich
Lemma: יַעֲנָה (ya.a.nah) · Strong's: H3284
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ostrich
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15, Job 30:29, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 34:13, Jeremiah 50:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3284; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 6
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 7
נָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiI have put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 8
בַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.Barin the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 9
מַ֗יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 10
נְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtrivers
Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: river
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 11
בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.Monin a desolate place
Lemma: יְשִׁימוֹן (ye.shi.mon) · Strong's: H3452H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28, Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 68:7, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 106:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3452H; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 12
לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.Kotto give drink to
Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to water: drink
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8248H; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 13
עַמִּ֥י'a.Mipeople my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 14
בְחִירִֽי\׃ve.chi.Richosen one my
Lemma: בָּחִיר (ba.chir) · Strong's: H0972
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: chosen
Used 13 times. Also: 2 Samuel 21:6, 1 Chronicles 16:13, Psalms 89:3, Psalms 105:6, Psalms 105:43, Psalms 106:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0972; TAHOT Isaiah 43:20 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The beasts | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704I land: wildlife |
| will honor Me | → | כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour |
| the jackals | → | תַּן H8577A jackal |
| and | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| the ostriches | → | יַעֲנָה H3284 ostrich |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I provide | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| [and] rivers | → | נָהָר H5104H river |
| in the desert | → | יְשִׁימוֹן H3452H wilderness |
| to give drink | → | שָׁקָה H8248H to water: drink |
| to My chosen | → | בָּחִיר H0972 chosen |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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